Dipak Kumar Dash TNN
Faridabad/Gurgaon: After concerns were raised about the Haryana government’s plan to put a huge patch of forest area in Mangar and its adjoining villages in Faridabad under residential, agricultural andindustrialuse,thelocal town andcountry planning department has proposed that the state government double theforestcover.
Against the department’s earlier plan to put only 1,822 hectares under the forest category in the Draft Mangar Development Plan 2031, the new proposal seeks to increase it to approximately 3,800 hectares. This may upset the plans of real estate developers and those eyeing to own a farmhousein theAravalis.
The state-level committee is scheduled to hold a review meeting on Thursdayin Chandigarh to finalize the plan, which will cover 10,426 hectares across23 villages,including Mangar, Alampur, Gothra Mohabatabad, Sirohi, Pali, Dhauj andKabulpur Bangar.
Sources in the state forest department said that about nine villages have substantial forest cover. “It could be to the tune of 4,000 hectares. If we manage to protect 3,800 hectares, it would be a great achievement.The realtors and private entities have been pushing to minimize the forest cover,”said an official posted at thestateheadquarters.
After TOI had first reported aboutthedraft plan that poses threat to the ग्रीन cover,environment activists took up theissuewith governmentofficials। “There is a contiguous patch of forest from Asola in Delhi up to Khot in Faridabad. If we allow farmhouse or any non-forest activity in this corridor, it will have huge adverse impact on wildlife in the region,” said a Haryana wildlife departmentofficial.
Faridabad/Gurgaon: After concerns were raised about the Haryana government’s plan to put a huge patch of forest area in Mangar and its adjoining villages in Faridabad under residential, agricultural andindustrialuse,thelocal town andcountry planning department has proposed that the state government double theforestcover.
Against the department’s earlier plan to put only 1,822 hectares under the forest category in the Draft Mangar Development Plan 2031, the new proposal seeks to increase it to approximately 3,800 hectares. This may upset the plans of real estate developers and those eyeing to own a farmhousein theAravalis.
The state-level committee is scheduled to hold a review meeting on Thursdayin Chandigarh to finalize the plan, which will cover 10,426 hectares across23 villages,including Mangar, Alampur, Gothra Mohabatabad, Sirohi, Pali, Dhauj andKabulpur Bangar.
Sources in the state forest department said that about nine villages have substantial forest cover. “It could be to the tune of 4,000 hectares. If we manage to protect 3,800 hectares, it would be a great achievement.The realtors and private entities have been pushing to minimize the forest cover,”said an official posted at thestateheadquarters.
After TOI had first reported aboutthedraft plan that poses threat to the ग्रीन cover,environment activists took up theissuewith governmentofficials। “There is a contiguous patch of forest from Asola in Delhi up to Khot in Faridabad. If we allow farmhouse or any non-forest activity in this corridor, it will have huge adverse impact on wildlife in the region,” said a Haryana wildlife departmentofficial.
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