Panels pave way for reduction of protected land in Aravalis

Gurgaon | Friday | 14th September, 2018

Summary:

Its report said the whole of the licensed land was currently under the “yet to be decided” NCZ category. According to the ground-truthing report of the sub-committee, a major chunk of the colony currently falls under the “yet to be decided” NCZ category. “The NCRPB at its 37th meeting had clearly said that the ‘gair mumkin pahar’ areas were very much a part of the Aravalis in NCR. Following this, directions were issued to deputy commissioners and district town planners to carry out surveys. However, the divisional forest officer (DFO) has proposed maintaining status quo.Similarly, parts of Green Field Colony in Sector 43, Faridabad, have been recommended to be excluded from NCZ..