GURUGRAM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Union and state governments, the wooded area division, Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to scrap plans for building a 12km stretch of Greater Southern Peripheral Road (GSPR), often referred to as Mehrauli-Manesar freeway, going through the Aravalis. This method the expressway is now prone to be built in keeping with the unique proposal within the Gurugram Master Plan 2031.
Currently, the GSPR is within the detailed challenge record (DPR) level. The inexperienced court docket gave its order on May 18 while hearing a plea filed through Haryana resident Harinder Dhingra, opposing the construction of the street within the wooded area area of the Aravalis, because it violates provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
“NGT has ordered NHAI to modify the direction of GSPR. According to the DPR, because it lately stands, the street will undergo Aravalis for 12km from Tikli to Kukrola. But NGT has stopped this, announcing street or freeway can’t be built via wooded area land,” mentioned RTI activist Dhingra.
He added, “Now, authorities must construct the street as according to the unique proposal within the Gurugram Master Plan 2031, connecting Tikli to Manesar (approximately 10 km).” NHAI refused to remark at the NGT verdict.
According to Dhingra, NHAI changed the unique plan in September 2017 because it must pay lesser compensation for the land to be obtained for the amend-ed direction.
The amended direction would have disturbed the Aravali vary, touching villages Gairatpur Bas, Bar Gujar, Kota, Akbarpur and Baganki.
The plea mentioned, “The area in query bureaucracy a part of the Aravali hill vary which is an important area for biodiversity because it helps a lot of natural world. The moving of the expressway to the present direction from its earlier proposed direction would lead to environmental degradation within the area and strengthen the extent of air pollution within the surroundings.”
GSPR will attach Ambience Mall on Delhi-Gurugram expressway to NSG Camp, Manesar, on NH-8, and go 3 main roads, together with MG Road, Gurugram-Faridabad Expressway and Gurugram-Sohna street.
GSPR will percentage the load of these 3 roads, which lately culminate at Delhi-Gurugram Expressway. Commuters travelling from Dhaula Kuan and IGI airport, who need to pass at once to Manesar, can take GSPR as smartly. “With this order, NHAI can nonetheless find a new direction for the expressway, however the direction indubitably can’t pass through the Aravalis. Under the identify of sustainable construction, existence, public well being and ecology can’t be put at stake,” mentioned Dhingra.
Currently, the GSPR is within the detailed challenge record (DPR) level. The inexperienced court docket gave its order on May 18 while hearing a plea filed through Haryana resident Harinder Dhingra, opposing the construction of the street within the wooded area area of the Aravalis, because it violates provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.
“NGT has ordered NHAI to modify the direction of GSPR. According to the DPR, because it lately stands, the street will undergo Aravalis for 12km from Tikli to Kukrola. But NGT has stopped this, announcing street or freeway can’t be built via wooded area land,” mentioned RTI activist Dhingra.
He added, “Now, authorities must construct the street as according to the unique proposal within the Gurugram Master Plan 2031, connecting Tikli to Manesar (approximately 10 km).” NHAI refused to remark at the NGT verdict.
According to Dhingra, NHAI changed the unique plan in September 2017 because it must pay lesser compensation for the land to be obtained for the amend-ed direction.
The amended direction would have disturbed the Aravali vary, touching villages Gairatpur Bas, Bar Gujar, Kota, Akbarpur and Baganki.
The plea mentioned, “The area in query bureaucracy a part of the Aravali hill vary which is an important area for biodiversity because it helps a lot of natural world. The moving of the expressway to the present direction from its earlier proposed direction would lead to environmental degradation within the area and strengthen the extent of air pollution within the surroundings.”
GSPR will attach Ambience Mall on Delhi-Gurugram expressway to NSG Camp, Manesar, on NH-8, and go 3 main roads, together with MG Road, Gurugram-Faridabad Expressway and Gurugram-Sohna street.
GSPR will percentage the load of these 3 roads, which lately culminate at Delhi-Gurugram Expressway. Commuters travelling from Dhaula Kuan and IGI airport, who need to pass at once to Manesar, can take GSPR as smartly. “With this order, NHAI can nonetheless find a new direction for the expressway, however the direction indubitably can’t pass through the Aravalis. Under the identify of sustainable construction, existence, public well being and ecology can’t be put at stake,” mentioned Dhingra.
'Gurugram-Manesar e-way can't go via Aravalis'
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