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Posted by: MANOJa
On: September 12 2018 07:43 AM
[B]SC says constructions at Kant Enclave did irreversible damage to Aravali hills[/B] [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toireporter/author-Amit-Anand-Choudhary-479239186.cms"]Amit Anand Choudhary[/URL] The Supreme Court on Tuesday came down heavily on the Haryana government for turning a bind eye to ecological degradation of Aravali hills over the years and "conniving" with real estate developers to allow them to exploit the protected zones for commercial gains. | TNN | Updated: Sep 12, 2018, 02:04 IST [B]Highlights[/B][LIST][*]It said the authorities preferred to espouse the interests of builders and mining companies instead of complying with various orders of SC passed since 1996 to preserve the ecological balance of the sensitive zones[*]It is not only the future generations that have to pay a heavy price for this environmental degradation, but even the present generation is paying a heavy price[/LIST][IMG]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/thumb/msid-65775486,imgsize-114332,width-400,resizemode-4/65775486.jpg[/IMG] The court said constructions went on for the last 26 years as town & country planning and forest departments o... Read More NEW DELHI: The [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/supreme-court-of-india"]Supreme Court[/URL] on Tuesday came down heavily on the [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/haryana"]Haryana[/URL]government for turning a bind eye to ecological degradation of [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Aravali-hills"]Aravali hills[/URL] over the years and "conniving" with real estate [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/developers"]developers[/URL] to allow them to exploit the protected zones for commercial gains. A bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said some of the state's authorities were responsible for the present tragic situation causing irreversible damage to Aravali hills. It said the authorities preferred to espouse the interests of builders and mining companies instead of complying with various orders of SC passed since 1996 to preserve the ecological balance of the sensitive zones. It said the rule of law seemed to have broken down in Haryana and law was being manipulated to favour private persons. [IMG]https://static.toiimg.com/img/65775489/Master.jpg[/IMG] "Despite the clear judgement and order passed by this court, the attitude of some sections of the state government obviously did not change and unrestricted development through mining activity and [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/construction"]construction[/URL] activity was given precedence over the environment resulting in... a parched Badkal Lake (in Faridabad)," it said. "The unfortunate and distressing consequence of this is that because of a complete lack of any concern for the environmental and ecological degradation carried out in the Aravali hills by influential colonisers like the applicant and what appears to be a very strong mining lobby in Haryana, the damage caused to the Aravali hills is irreversible. It is not only the future generations that have to pay a heavy price for this environmental degradation, but even the present generation is paying a heavy price," the bench said. The court said constructions went on for the last 26 years as town & country planning and forest departments of the Haryana government kept fighting with the former favouring colonisation of the area and the latter standing for environmental protection and conservation. "There is no doubt that at the end of the day, the state of Haryana comes out in very poor light and must be held accountable for conflicting and self-destructive stand taken in spite of affidavits filed by the chief secretary of the state from time to time supporting the forest department," the bench said. In 1996, the court prohibited mining within a 2 km radius of Badkal and [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Surajkund"]Surajkund[/URL] lakes and construction activity of any type within a radius of 5 km from the lakes. [URL="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/sc-says-constructions-at-kant-enclave-did-irreversible-damage-to-aravali-hills/articleshow/65775188.cms"]https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/65775188.cms[/URL]
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: September 12 2018 10:14 PM
[h=1]South Delhi civic body plans to hike one-time parking charge, new vehicles may cost 2% more[/h] [h=2]If approved, the one-time parking charge for vehicles costing up to Rs 4 lakh will increase three-fold — from Rs 2,000 to Rs 6,000. For cars priced between Rs 4 lakh and Rs 8 lakh, SDMC will propose to levy Rs 10,000; and for vehicles worth above Rs 40 lakh, it proposes to levy Rs 75,000.[/h] DELHI Updated: Sep 12, 2018 03:20 IST [IMG]https://www.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_90x90/HT/Web/AuthorsAndColumnists/Pictures/Crop/20161122_DLI-VK-MN_Vibha%20Sharma-003-kH9G-U102118329057xlB-250x250%40HT-Web.jpg[/IMG] [URL="https://www.hindustantimes.com/columns/vibha-sharma"]Vibha Sharma[/URL] Hindustan Times, New Delhi [IMG]https://www.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_960x540/HT/p2/2018/09/12/Pictures/increasing-encroaching-association-association-9811011404-requirement-arrangements_96dd46de-b60c-11e8-ab60-f008577e130d.jpg[/IMG] Currently, SDMC charges Rs 4,000 as one-time parking charges on all vehicles above Rs 4 lakh.(Picture for representation) Delhiites may soon have to pay more for a new car as the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is planning to increase the "one-time parking charge" for both commercial and private vehicles. This may result in consumers having to pay as much as 2% more for their new vehicles. A one-time parking charge is paid at the time of registration of a new vehicle so the municipality can use it to improve parking spaces in the city. A senior SDMC official privy to the development said the proposal is likely to be tabled in the standing committee meeting on Friday. If approved, the one-time parking charge for vehicles costing up to Rs 4 lakh will increase three-fold — from Rs 2,000 currently to Rs 6,000. Similarly, for cars priced between Rs 4 lakh and Rs 8 lakh, the civic agency will propose to levy Rs 10,000 as parking charge; and for vehicles worth above Rs 40 lakh, the civic agency proposes to levy Rs 75,000. Currently, SDMC charges Rs 4,000 as one-time parking charges on all vehicles above Rs 4 lakh. The north and east corporations have yet to take any decision on this matter. However, this is not the first time the SDMC is trying to hike the charge. Following a similar proposal floated by the north corporation in 2015, the SDMC in 2017 approved a plan to increase the charge by up to 15% of the value of vehicles. "We didn't implement the proposal because civic agencies did not take prior approval of the urban development department, Delhi government and lieutenant-governor. Unless a proposal is notified by the L-G, we can't enforce it at all," said an official from Delhi government's transport department on the condition of anonymity. SDMC officials say this time they are determined to see the proposal through. "The increase is nominal and need of the hour. We require funds to improve parking facilities. Moreover, there has been no increase in one-time parking charge for decades," said Shikha Rai, standing committee chairperson, SDMC. "During our discussions, we realised the rates proposed one-and-a-half years back were very high. Therefore we want to bring it down. We also feared that people may start buying or registering their vehicles from other NCR towns to avoid the high fee here," said Prem Shankar Jha, deputy commissioner, remunerative and project cell, SDMC. Environment experts, however, said that instead of increasing one-time parking charge, civic agencies should impose a "variable parking fee" for usage of public space. Anumita Roy Chowdhury, executive director, research and advocacy, Centre for Science and Research said, "With roads in the capital getting congested by the day and with limited facilities of parking at its disposal, civic agency should impose 'variable parking charges' instead of increasing one time parking charges. Because after paying charges people think that they have got the right to park vehicles on public places for free." Sewa Ram, professor at School of Planning and Architect said, "The purpose of increasing parking charges is to earn revenue rather than improving parking infrastructure. In fact, till date civic agencies have been constructing parking lots without proper planning. The multi-level car parking lot in Hauz Khas market is one such example." [url]https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/south-delhi-civic-body-plans-to-hike-one-time-parking-charge-new-vehicles-may-cost-2-more/story-hwLyBB7ETHyLhGlrM3e8jO.html[/url]
With warm regards,
Team IREF
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Posted by: MANOJa
On: September 13 2018 05:11 AM
[h=1]Strict vigil on idol makers in Delhi to save Yamuna[/h] [h=2]Two-member panel set up by the National Green Tribunal tells civic agencies to ensure that toxic material is not used in making idols.[/h] DELHI Updated: Sep 12, 2018 03:42 IST [IMG]https://www.hindustantimes.com/images/app-images/ht/default_author.png[/IMG] Vatsala Shrangi Hindustan Times, New Delhi [IMG]https://www.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_960x540/HT/p2/2018/09/12/Pictures/yamuna-river_856d88de-b60f-11e8-ab60-f008577e130d.jpg[/IMG] Every year, the Yamuna gets dirty and highly polluted after the festivities.(Arvind Yadav/HT File Photo) This festive season, Delhi's civic agencies will keep an eye on the quality of material used in idols that are later immersed in the Yamuna, which gets dirty and highly polluted every year after the festivities. A monitoring committee comprising two former bureaucrats, recently set up by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), asked all stakeholders to form teams to monitor idol-makers and pandals ahead of Durga Puja, Dusshera and Ganesh Chaturthi. Officials in the north and east municipal corporations — a major part of the Yamuna flows through areas under their jurisdiction — said they had been asked to rope in puja committees to monitor the idol-makers in their areas. A civic body official said the two-member committee will also assess the quality of water at different points of the Yamuna before and after immersion . "Every year, idols made of plaster of paris (POP), a material believed to be hazardous for the river, are found during the cleaning of ghats. By looking at the idols, one can figure out if it is POP or biodegradable material. The civic agencies along with the government's environment department will keep a tab on the quality of material being used to make the idols," said East Corporation commissioner Ranbir Singh. Singh said the civic body is yet to decide what action they would take if any idol-maker is found using hazardous materials. "We are in the process of deciding the action," he said. The district magistrates of areas though where the Yamuna flows will hold meetings with all stakeholders, including the civic bodies, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and Delhi Police, among others, to patrol the areas before the activities start. "We will conduct a joint inspection of the ghats with the police on Wednesday to check security-related issues after which the plan will be laid out," said K Mahesh, DM (East and Shahdara). Every year after immersion, the levels of dissolved oxygen, essential to support aquatic life in the river, fall to zero. The committee comprising Shailja Chandra, former chief secretary, and B S Sajwan, former principal conservator of forests, will submit an action plan to ensure the minimum standard of water quality at the entry and exit points of the river by September 15. [url]https://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/strict-vigil-on-idol-makers-in-delhi-to-save-yamuna/story-3l6jRqfvfs2UdLAS6UI3vJ.html[/url]
With warm regards,
Team IREF
With warm regards,
Team IREF
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