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Do not allow construction in
IN BRIEF Environmentalists heave sigh of

relief after apex court’s observation
Aravali Hills, SC warns Haryana

See it as a big boost to all concerned citizens
Says Bill passed by govt favours builders, implementing it will be ‘sheer contempt’ Special Correspondent This proposed tructure of Gurugram and
GURUGRAM <> amendment in the Faridabad and added that
Awareness camp on Legal Correspondent ing that you went ahead des­ The environmentalists have law, which would he was happy to know that
EVM-VVPATs today NEW DELHI pite our warning. This is not welcomed the Supreme have amounted to it was now stalled by the Su­
NEW DELHI The Supreme Court on Fri­ permissible. It is sheer con­ Court observations on Fri­ the repeal of the preme Court.
Chief Electoral Officer of day threatened the Haryana tempt,” Justice Mishra ad­ day cautioning the Haryana The Bill, passed in the
Delhi Ranbir Singh government with contempt if dressed the Haryana government from going PLP Act, was an Haryana Assembly two
announced on Friday that for it goes ahead and imple­ lawyers. ahead with the implemen­ assault on the days ago amid huge protest
people from the North ments a new law allowing tation of the Punjab Land natural ecological by the Opposition, came
Eastern States, an election massive scale of construction Rajasthan pulled up Preservation (Haryana infrastructure of under severe attack from
registration and awareness in the ecologically fragile Earlier this month, the Su­ Amendment) Bill, 2019, say­ Gurugram and the environmentalists and
on EVM­VVPAT special camp
will be held on March 2 in Aravali Hills. preme Court had launched a ing that the court had acted Faridabad the citizens in the National
Malviya Nagar from 10 a.m. A Bench led by Justice stinging attack against the as the “protector of the Chetan Agarwal Capital Region for throwing
to 5 p.m. This is aimed at Arun Mishra told the Harya­ Rajasthan government, ac­ Constitution”. Forest analyst the ecologically sensitive
spreading awareness on the na government counsel that cusing it of being hand­in­ Vinita Singh, who has Aravalis open for real estate
electoral process and amendments made in the The SC Bench asked the State government to place on record glove with illegal miners who been spearheading the ders. Third and critical — development, mining, and
dispelling rumours about Punjab Land Preservation the details, including provisions, of the new Bill regarding operate in the Aravali region. protests in Gurugram, said: complete lack of care of Ar­ whatever the State fancied.
EVM tampering. Forms will Act (PLPA), 1900, pulls the the Aravalis. * FILE PHOTO: MANOJ KUMAR The court had pointed out “This is what is expected ticle 21 — our right to life.” After the Bill was adopt­
be available for new carpet from under a series of how the once­lush Aravali re­ from the Supreme Court... She said in these times of ed in the State Assembly,
enrolments, deletion, orders passed by the Su­ court. The court made it gion was devastated after that it acts as a protector of grave destruction of our protests erupted in Guru­
corrections in the voter ID. <> You are not
STAFF REPORTER preme Court over the years supreme and plain that it could see years of indiscriminate and the Constitution and a common natural heritage, gam and Faridabad alleging
to protect the Aravali and supreme is the through the veil of the legisla­ illegal mining. “The entire watch on the Executive and this was a big boost to all that the Bill subverted the
Shivalik ranges from builders rule of law tion passed by the Assembly, Aravali area is devastated Legislature. This is democ­ concerned citizens. directions of the Supreme
and indiscriminate mining. and that the amendments and entire flora and fauna racy in action. This amend­ Court to protect the Arava­
Justice Arun Mishra
“You are not supreme and Supreme Court judge were meant to circumvent has gone,” the court had said ment violated many demo­ ‘Repeal of PLP Act’ lis at any cost and which
supreme is the rule of law,” the curbs put in place by the in a hearing on February 4. cratic principles. First there Forest analyst Chetan Agar­ treated the PLPA areas as
Justice Arun Mishra ad­ law. Justice Mishra said any Supreme Court on In October last, the court was no consultation with ci­ wal said this proposed forests.
dressed the Haryana side. misadventure on the basis of construction. had expressed shock over 31 tizens for an action of such amendment in the law, The protesters contend­
The Bench asked the State the passing of the amend­ “The amendments favour “vanished” hills or hillocks in huge ramifications. No ana­ which would have amount­ ed that the Bill was essen­
government to place on re­ ments by the Haryana would builders and will destroy the Aravali area and had asked lysis of impact. Second, no ed to the repeal of the PLP tially a repeal of the PLPA,
cord the details, including be visited with “serious con­ forest. We had warned you Rajasthan to stop illegal min­ due diligence on alignment Act, was an assault on the pretending to be an amend­
the provisions, of the new sequences” from the apex [Haryana] earlier. It is shock­ ing in 115.34­hectare area. with Supreme Court or­ natural ecological infras­ ment.

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Student held Cabinet approves reimbursement cost Awash with colours
for trespassing of hydraulic lifts in standard­floor buses

on Air Force
premises Move aimed at benefitting differently abled people

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Press Trust of India Staff Reporter hi and bring down the num­
New Delhi NEW DELHI ber of vehicles on the roads
A 21­year­old college stu­ The Delhi Cabinet on Fri­ to reduce congestion,” the
dent was held for allegedly day approved the reimbur­ government said in a
trespassing on Indian Air sement cost of fitting hy­ statement.
Force premises in Delhi draulic lifts in 1,000
Cantonment, the police standard­floor CNG buses Toal cost
said Friday. that are going to be It added that the Cabinet
Rohit from Bihar has procured. approved the proposal to
been staying in the city’s In a meeting chaired by allow the reimbursement
Bawana with his elder Chief Minister Arvind Kejri­ of the overall cost of the fit­
brother, who is a labour, wal, the Transport Depart­ ment of lifts on 1,000 bus­
they said. ment’s proposal was ap­ es, at a benchmark cost of
He was caught by the Air proved to provide efficient The proposal was approved ₹3,63,396 per bus, amount­
Force officials on Friday and environment friendly at a meeting chaired by CM ing to a total of
morning. After interrogat­ modes of public transport Arvind Kejriwal on Friday. ₹36,33,96,000 (including
ing him, the officials hand­ to Delhiites. GST).
ed him over to the local The hydraulic lifts are to fore the Supreme Court The technology of fitting
police. be fitted in 1,000 standard­ that it will bear the cost of hydraulic lifts is new in In­
As per protocol, the se­ floor buses, enabling them installation of lifts in 1,000 dia for standard­floor bus­
curity agencies also ques­ to be used by differently standard­floor buses. es.
tioned him and nothing sus­ abled people as directed by The prototype of buses
picious was found, a senior both Supreme Court and ‘Reduce congestion’ with hydraulic lifts for
officer said. Delhi High Court. “Sufficient modes of public wheelchair­bound commu­
Rohit found to be under The government has transport is the only way to ters has been prepared, the
influence of drugs. made a commitment be­ reduce air pollution in Del­ government added. Dry day: A washerman arranges clothes for drying on the banks of Yamuna near the Old Railway Bridge on Friday. * ANUJ ARORA

Man arrested for kidnap, murder of rival gang member ‘The hero finally walks back,’ Within 24

tweets CM as pilot returns hours of
Both gangs were involved in liquor smuggling in Bihar; they burnt body in Mathura before fleeing spot inauguration,
Press Trust of India hinandan. I salute your
Staff Reporter and kidnapping of Amit Ku­ During interrogation, owned by one Jitender Na­ Singh’s kidnapping case New Delhi bravery and the courage of road caves in
NEW DELHI mar Singh. Pankaj allegedly told the gar, on February 20,” Mr. was registered in Bihar’s Lauding him as a hero, Delhi your family. India is proud
A resident of Bihar has been police that he was an ac­ Deo said. Muzaffarpur. Chief Minister Arvind Kejri­ of you,” Kejriwal tweeted.
arrested for his alleged in­ Twenty criminal cases complice of one Chunnu The next day, the ac­ The murder case was re­ wal welcomed the return of Indian Air Force Wing Press Trust of India
volvement in the murder of The victim has over 20 cas­ Thakur who runs a gang, cused came to the flat and gistered in Mathura’s Farah Indian Air Force pilot Abhi­ Commander Abhinandan New Delhi
a rival gang member on Fe­ es of murder and kidnap­ which supplies illicit liquor saw Singh dead. police station where the bo­ nandan Varthaman on Fri­ Varthaman returned home Barely 24 hours after the
bruary 20 in Faridabad, the ping registered against him. in Bihar. He then along with Ravi dy was found, the police day and praised his bravery from Pakistan on Friday to a inauguration of an under­
police said on Friday. On Wednesday, the pol­ and Manny took Singh’s bo­ said. and the courage of his hero’s welcome, two days pass in Delhi’s Mahipal­
Both gangs were in­ ice received a tip­off stating February 20 incident dy to an isolated place in The police said Pankaj family. after he was captured fol­ pur, a portion of one of its
volved in illicit liquor smug­ that the accused would be “Singh had his own gang in­ Mathura, poured petrol and was an autorickshaw driver “The hero finally walks lowing a dogfight when his service roads to be used
gling, they said. coming to Inter­State Bus volved in the same busi­ burnt it before returning to before he and his brother back. A grateful nation sa­ MiG 21 was shot down. Pa­ for U­turn, caved in on
Deputy Commissioner of Terminal (ISBT) Kashmere ness. Pankaj said he along Delhi. Avnish started ferrying “ha­ lutes Wing Commander Ab­ kistani officials handed over Friday.
Police (Crime Branch) Ra­ Gate to meet someone after with two others — Ravi and The victim was mur­ wala” money of Thakur for hinandan. You are an inspi­ Mr. Varthaman to Indian of­ A truck passing through
jesh Deo said Pankaj Kumar which a trap was laid and Mannu — forced Singh to dered by Thakur, Nagar and which they were paid a ration for all of us. Welcome ficials at the Attari­Wagah the service road got stuck
was involved in the murder he was arrested. enter a flat in Faridabad Ravi, the police said. handsome amount. back Wing Commander Ab­ Border. and had to be pulled out,
said officials.
Union Minister Hardeep
DPCC fined ₹5 lakh for not taking action against illegal dyeing units Noida Authority announces Puri had inaugurated the
underpass below National
over ₹5,000­crore budget Highway 8 along with two
Mahipalpur
in
flyovers
Green panel asks it to submit the interim amount to Central Pollution Control Board within a month and Aerocity on Thursday.
Press Trust of India plots, maximum to the size An official of the Central
Staff Reporter Bench headed by NGT tory obligations of the from authorities. further action including re­ Noida of 450 square metres, to Public Works Department
New Delhi chairperson Justice Adarsh DPCC…as a statutory body, “The dyeing units are op­ covery of compensation for The Noida Authority on Fri­ farmers. We will send the (CPWD), which has built
The National Green Tribu­ Kumar Goel directed the the DPCC has to take steps erating without NOC/con­ damage to the environment, day announced its annual proposal to government for the facility, said the por­
nal has directed the Delhi DPCC to deposit the against polluters to uphold sent and MCD licenses. The stopping polluting activities budget for 2019­20 at ₹5,827 its final approval,” the offi­ tion was temporarily filled
Pollution Control Commit­ amount within one month the environmental norms. units have no name and and initiation of prosecu­ crore, up from last fiscal’s cial added. because the work to lay pi­
tee (DPCC) to deposit an in­ to the CPCB. Failure to do so is a breach of style or proper address. tion, apart from any other ₹4,900 crore. peline underneath the
terim amount of ₹ 5 lakh as trust under the Public Trust ETPs [Effluent Treatment legal action, in accordance The Authority also an­ Fund for Jewar airport road was to be carried out.
environmental compensa­ ‘Written to SDM’ Doctrine. The DPCC itself Plants] were not found in­ with law.” nounced releasing its share “The authority has given in­
tion for failing to take action During the hearing, the has to be held accountable stalled to treat the effluent. The directions came in the funding for the up­ principle approval for re­ Closed for traffic
against illegal jeans dyeing counsel appearing for the for its failure.” These dyeing units operat­ when the green panel was coming international air­ leasing funds of ₹1,069.50 He said one lane was
units in Sarita Vihar. DPCC informed the Tribu­ ing without consent or li­ hearing a plea moved by the port at Jewar, according to crore for the construction closed for the traffic to car­
Taking note of a report nal that it had written to the Without permission cense need to be closed,” Aali Vihar Vikas Manch, al­ an official statement re­ of Noida International ry out the work but a hea­
submitted by the Central SDM pertaining to the mat­ The report submitted by the the report concluded. leging illegal operating of leased after its 196th board Green Field Airport at Je­ vy loaded truck came from
Pollution Control Board, ter. apex pollution monitoring While directing the DPCC dyeing units in Bhim Colo­ meeting here. war. The funds will be used the wrong direction and
which said the units were However, the Bench said, body said the units were op­ to pay the compensation for ny, Aali Vihar, and Sarita Vi­ “The board has also ap­ for land acquisition and got stuck in the portion
operating without no­objec­ “This cannot be held to be erating in residential areas “patent inaction,” the Bench har areas, while adversely proved the proposal for providing compensation to which was temporarily
tion certificates (NOC), a the compliance of the statu­ without requisite permission added, “The DPCC may take affecting the environment. providing 10% developed farmers,”it said. filled.
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