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$inline_imageHUDA has decided to pay Rs 2.35 crore per acre as compensation to the oustees of Fazilpur-Jharsa village, as the dispute with the villagers has brought the work on the Southern Peripheral Road (SPR) and laying of water pipelines to a halt. $excerpt:n Source: ToI HUDA tries to cross SPR hurdle with higher relief

$inline_imageSix people, including two women and two children, were killed and eight critically injured when a truck and an autorickshaw collided on Gurgaon-Jhajjar road, 2km from Sultanpur national park. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Two kids among 6 killed in accident

$inline_imageThe NGT, in its first hearing of a petition filed by city-based environmentalist Vivek Kamboj and Amit Chaudhery on groundwater contamination at Bandhwari on Wednesday, ordered the municipal corporations of Gurgaon and Faridabad to ensure proper dumping of waste, maintenance and collection of already dumped waste while ensuring that it does not contaminate the groundwater at Bandhwari. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Aravali pollution: NGT asks govt to reply by Nov 23

$inline_imageAt a time when people in the city are being encouraged to leave their cars behind, nearly 35,000 workers have no option but to walk or cycle on unsafe roads with no facilities for pedestrians or cyclists, highlighting the need for better infrastructure to make an initiative like Car-Free Day successful. $excerpt:n Source: ToI They don't drive cars, but have been left in lurch

$inline_imageThe Car-Free Day initiative regained some of the steam it had lost after some more corporates declared on Monday they will join the movement. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Gurgaon: Startups jump on Car-Free Day bandwagon

$inline_imageLike many a small town or city in India in the recent past, Gurgaon has expanded.Not all of this growth, though, has been planned, and this has put a lot of strain on the city’s green lungs. $excerpt:n Source: ToI People nurture this green lung that helps Gurgaon breathe

$inline_imageWith Diwali just days away, a group of pulmonologists has scheduled a free camp for senior government officers to conduct lung function tests on them and make them aware of the importance of respiratory health. $excerpt:n Source: ToI Camp for babus to raise respiratory health awareness