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CSE report says Gurugram almost living hell
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Gurugram with its teeming population, water crisis and pollution needs sustainable measures that need to be put into action.
The Centre of Science and Environment (CSE) has warned that Gurugram will be a victim to haphazard and unplanned development on several fronts.
In its report, Gurugram: A framework of sustainable development, the CSE takes down the unbridled chaos that is Gurugram.
The study says the sleepy town metastasized into the Millennium City over some 12 years. It began with a population of 870,539 in 2001 which touched 1,514,085 in 2011. The current population is estimated to be close to 2.5 million and is expected to grow to 4.3 million by 2020.
Along with the rising population, the strain on water resources is telling. Pollution and mobility problems have turned the city into clouds of smog atop skyscrapers and grid-locked traffic.
On the water crisis, the increase in population and the inability to meet demand has worsened the crisis, the report says. Gurugram gets its water from the Yamuna’s Tajewala headworks near Yamunanagar. “Though the supply system is built to carry about 245 million litres a day (MLD) at its head at Kakaroi village, about 50 per cent of this water is lost through evaporation and diversion to villages and a township en route,” the report says, adding the supply barely meets 30 percent of the city’s needs. The rest is met by groundwater. A substantial number of these also have piped water connections.
Further, the groundwater level has fallen considerably. According to the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), the water level in Gurugram has dropped from 43 m bgl in 2003 to 51 m bgl in 2006. Unchecked use of groundwater in the city has resulted in water table falling at a rate of 1-3 metres a year. According to the groundwater cell of the Agricultural Department, between 2005 and 2014, the water table has dropped by 74 per cent.
The report said, “According to a study by CSE, Gurugram has lost around 137 of its water bodies. It is projected that rejuvenation of some of the key water bodies and ponds can help Gurugram meet about 50 per cent of its water needs. The Ghata Jheel alone has the potential of storing 12 billion litres – but only if its catchment is treated and encroachment is prevented. Village ponds can hold another 90 million litres. If a part of Aravalli is protected as a water sanctuary, it can harness yet another 21.6 billion litres. Such measures can contribute significantly to local water security in Gurugram.”
If groundwater is being over-exploited, can a sewage mess be far behind? The city which is riding high on flush toilet systems and water-intensive discharge pathways for excreta has become a source of water pollution and contamination, with serious risks to public health and water bodies. Unconnected to sewage networks or lines, the faecal sludge from these areas is usually physically disposed by dumping on land or into water bodies, causing more contamination.
The residents’ welfare associations of Gurugram say the city generates 260 million litres a day of sewage while the government estimate is exactly half of that at 129.6 MLD.
The full report makes for interesting reading and suggests sustainable ways out of the chaotic mess. And can be accessed here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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6 dead after bus carrying school children overturns in Haryana
After the incident, students were rushed to the Nihal Hospital in Mahendragarh district.
In an accident, six children were killed and as many as 15 injured after a private school bus carrying them lost control and overturned in the Kanina area of Mahendragarh district in Haryana on Thursday.
After the incident, students were rushed to the Nihal Hospital in Mahendragarh district in the State.
Doctor Ravi Kaushik of Nihal Hospital in Mahendragarh said that four students were brought dead and one critical student who was put on a ventilator passed away at the hospital. Fifteen injured students have been referred to another hospital. SDM and administration were present, he added.
According to officials, a private school bus carrying 40 children was en route to school despite a holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr. The bus belonged to GL Public School, a private school in the district.
Officials stated that the accident near Unhani village in the district resulted in injuries for several others. Following the accident, a large group of people assembled at the site.
According to District Education Officer, the driver was probably under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. Police have said that the investigation into the matter is still on.
Official documents show that the bus’ fitness certificate had expired six years ago in 2018, as per the report.
A student, who suffered injuries after a private school bus met with an accident in Mahendragarh’s Kanina, said that the driver was drunk and he kept the speed at 120 which led to a misbalance.
Speaking to reporters, the Mahendragarh District Collector Monika Gupta said that it has come to notice that this was a private school which was being run even on a holiday and action will be taken. Six casualties have been reported, she added. Treatment of the injured children is going on. Now there is no danger to anyone’s life. The government is providing them with the best possible treatment. There was also a lack of documents in the vehicle, so an FIR is being lodged against the school administration as well, Gupta further said.
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Haryana: People climb school walls in Nuh to help students cheat in class 10 board exam, video surfaces
The District Education Officer Paramjeet Chahal has taken the cognisance of the matter.
A video of people climbing school walls in Haryana’s Nuh to help the students by passing the chits to them while they were writing their class 10 board exams, has been shared widely on social media platforms.
According to reports, the incident has left people in shock, which took place at the Chandravati School in the Tauru area in Nuh district on March 6. It was reported that the paper had been allegedly leaked shortly after the commencement of the board exam.
Taking cognisance of the matter, the District Education Officer Paramjeet Chahal said that he had come across the video and said some newspaper cuttings that some children had climbed up the roof of a school. He further said that he had asked for a report regarding it.
The incident has sparked widespread condemnation from people. The locals were alarmed by the blatant disregard for examination protocols and captured the event, which prompted an immediate response from education authorities. As a result, an investigation was ordered to identify the individuals involved, and officials have vowed to take stringent action against those found guilty of facilitating cheating for students.
This incident has also prompted a reassessment of security measures at examination centres and the Haryana School Education Department needs to implement more robust mechanisms to prevent similar incidents in the future.
Last year in February, an incident from Bihar’s Samastipur got the attention of the people where students were reportedly helped by their relatives to cheat during an exam in Sant Kabir College. The video of the incident was viral on the internet and became a hot discussion in the country.
The alleged relatives of the students were seen holding out their phones through the channel gate in order to show the students the right answer. Not only one but a large crowd of people were seen standing outside the channel gate to help the students cheat.
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Watch: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar reaches Karnal airport on bike, video went viral
On September 1, in an effort to check pollution, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar declared that Tuesdays from now will be designated as car-free days in Karnal.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday took a bike rike to Karnal airport in an attempt to support the car free day initiative in the state. Earlier, the chief minister announced that every Tuesday would be a car-free day in Karnal, where all government officials would travel by bicycle only.
Taking to X, formerly Twitter, CM Manohar Lal Khattar wrote that be it Car Free Day or the resolve to make Drug-free Haryana, it cannot be accomplished without public cooperation. He expressed that he also made a small cooperation to reduce car traffic today by travelling to Karnal Airport by bike on Car Free Day. He added that he hopes the aware people of the state will take this message forward and inspire people to give up their cars just for a day.
On September 1, in an effort to check pollution, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar declared that Tuesdays from now will be designated as car-free days in Karnal. Under the aegis of this initiative, all government officials will be required to travel by bicycle on Tuesdays.
Meanwhile on Monday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar flagged off a cyclothon in Haryana’s Yamunanagar to promote the initiative of drug-free Haryana. The campaign titled Cyclothon for a Drug-Free Haryana witnessed the first cyclothon on September 1 and Monday, September 25.
Speaking about drug-free Haryana, the Chief Minister noted that their goal will not be achieved by mere march against drug addiction. He added that in order to eradicate it from its roots they will have to create public awareness continuously. He underlined that to eliminate drug addiction, they have to break the drug supply chain for which the government is taking action against the drug smugglers with great responsibility.
The Chief Minister further remarked that during Cyclothon Yatra Closing Ceremony in Karnal, all the people present there took many resolutions to eradicate drug addiction from the society.
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