Plots for Sale in Faridabad’s Protected Aravalis at ₹14,000/sq yd
Representative AI image FARIDABAD: Despite Supreme Court directives in 2022 mandating the demolition of all illegal structures in the protected Aravalis, the hills continue to face encroachment. On Tuesday, TOI discovered construction activities occupying 35 acres in Anangpur, with plots being sold for Rs 12,000-14,000 per square yard on land protected under sections 4 and 5 of the PLPA. This area lies within a 200-meter no-construction buffer zone surrounding the Anangpur dam–Suraj Jheel complex, which is safeguarded by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Certain sections of the land are designated as ‘gair mumkin pahar’ (uncultivable hill). Local villagers have…