Once home to a lake and woods, Ghata is now a garbage dump

Gurgaon | Monday | 28th January, 2019

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Indeed, cases of waste dumping in the hills have increased over the past couple of years. The forest around the lake, meanwhile, continues to act as a significant catchment area and groundwater recharging point. Gurgaon: Not many would know that a stretch around 700 metres long, off Rajesh Pilot Road in Ghata village, once formed a part of extensive ghats that rimmed a 370-acre lake . “We got to know about the site some three months ago,after following a tractor carrying waste to the forest area. Of more consequence, this piece of land forms part of the wildlife corridor from Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary to Sariska Tiger Reserve..