>Mandarax at 20:26, 25 September 2021

2021-09-25T20:26:34Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2017}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2011}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Bandhwari
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = 
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_flag =
| flag_alt =
| image_seal =
| seal_alt =
| image_shield =
| shield_alt =
| nickname =
| motto =
| mottoeng =
| image_map =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Haryana#India
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haryana, India
| coordinates = {{coord|28.416|77.150|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = [[India]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Gurgaon district|Gurgaon]]
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| seat_type =
| seat =
| government_footnotes =
| leader_party =
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 =
| area_land_km2 =
| area_water_km2 =
| area_water_percent =
| area_note =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes =
| population_total =
| population_as_of =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_note =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5.30
| timezone1_DST =
| utc_offset1_DST =
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code_type =
| area_code =
| website = 
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-HR]]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Bandhwari''' is a village in [[Gurgaon]] [[tehsil]], [[Gurgaon district]] in the Indian state of [[Haryana]]. It is an important [[biodiversity]] area contiguous to [[Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary]] within the [[Aravalli Range#Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor|Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor]].

== Administration ==
Bandhwari is {{convert|14.28|km}} from the tehsil's main town Gurgaon. It has a population of about 3624 persons living in around 557 households.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-09|title=bandhwari city|url=https://act-i.jp/fgs1pd0q/|access-date=2021-08-28|website=ACT-I|language=en-US}}</ref> It is {{convert|261|km}} from the state main city [[Chandigarh]]. Nearby sectors are 55, 58, 59, and 60 and it is near to Gurgaon [[Faridabad]] road. There is a natural racing track near the village which is regularly used by various racing enthusiasts on weekends for rally and SUV drive events.

Other villages in Gurgaon Mandal are [[Babupur]], [[Badha]], [[Bajghera]], [[Bamroli]], [[Basai]], [[Chakkarpur]], [[Daultabad]], [[Dhanwapur]] and Chandu.

== Bandwari hills biodiversity area==
{{anchor | Bandhwari forest | Bandhwari hill forest | Bandhwari hill}}
{{main | Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary}}

===Forest===
Bandhwari along with neighbouring villages of [[Gwal Pahari]], [[Baliawas]] and [[Mangar Bani]], which lies near the forested parts of [[Delhi Ridge|Southern Delhi Ridge]] of [[Aravalli range]], is an ecologically sensitive under threat biodiversity area dotted with disused mining pits. The flora, fauna and ecology have degraded and severely needs restoration by replacing the invasive ''Vilayati kikar'' weed by the 3-layer cover of native grass, shrubs and trees. This area lies in the habitat of [[leopard]]s.<ref name=risk4>[https://www.downtoearth.org.in/coverage/unhappy-bani-34433 Unhappy bani], downtoearth.org.in, 7 June 2015.</ref>

===Restoration===
{{anchor | Bandhwari forest restoration }}
To restore the ground water recharge, the Haryana govt is building a check dam in the hills of bandwari forest. This will protect the water logging in the rain as well as provide the water for the wild animals of the forests during the dry summer months.<ref name=risk2>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/work-on-bandhwari-check-dam-begins/articleshow/63436527.cms Bandwari check dam comes up], Times of India, 2018.</ref>

===Concerns: Waste-to-energy plant and landfill ===
{{anchor | Bandhwari waste-to-energy plant | Bandhwari landfill}}
A waste-to-energy plant on which govt has already spent INR300 rore is being expanded with another INR400 crore with two of sand mine pits to be used for dumping the untreated toxic waste, this has caused serious environmental threat to the sensitive ecology.<ref name=risk1>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/only-30-from-5-villages-show-up-for-impact-study-on-bandhwari/articleshow/63405359.cms Only 30 villagers turn up for impact study], Times of India, 2018.</ref>

In 2017, [[National Green Tribunal Act|National Green Tribunal]] (NGT) asked the [[Central Pollution Control Board]] (CPCB) to the test the groundwater sample near Bandhwari plant as the landfill site has a stream of dirty black water pollution the aquifers and leeching in to the forest in the area which is known to discharge industrial waste and construction debris in the Aravalli forests along the roads in Gurugram-Fridabad area.<ref name=risk3>[https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/ngt-asks-cpcb-to-test-groundwater-sample-near-bandhwari-plant-1008325-2017-08-01 NGT asks CPCB to test groundwater sample near Bandhwari plant], India Today, 1 Aug 2017.</ref>

== Location==
Distance from other villages:
*Gurgaon gaon (5.43 km)
*Behrampur (4.834 km)
*Kadarpur (5.218 km)
*[[Samaspur]] (8.117 km)
*Mohammad Pur Jharsa (8.256 km)
*Mohmmad Pur Gujjar (8.256 km)
*Behlpa (8.432 km)
*Kherla (8.447 km)

==See also==
* [[Delhi Ridge]]
* [[Forests Department, Haryana#Leopards|Leopards of Haryana]]
* [[Gurugram leopard and deer safari]]
* [[List of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of Haryana]]
* [[Badshahpur]]
* [[Gurugram Airstrip]]
* [[Silokhera]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Gurgaon district topics}}
{{Haryana}}

[[Category:Protected areas of Haryana]]
[[Category:Villages in Gurgaon district]]

Bandhwari - Revision history

>Mandarax at 20:26, 25 September 2021