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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Gwal Pahari
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| elevation_m = 217
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| registration_plate = HR-26 (City) <br> HR-55 (Commercial) <br> HR-72 (Sohna ) <br> HR-76Pataudi (Gurgaon)
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'''Gwal Pahari''' is a city in [[Gurgaon]] Mandal in the [[Gurgaon District]] of [[Haryana]] state, India.

== Bandwari-Mangar bani hills biodiversity area==
{{anchor | Bandhwari forest | Bandhwari hill forest | Bandhwari hill}}

===Forest===
[[Bandhwari]] along with neighbouring villages of Gwal Pahari, [[Baliawas]] and [[Mangar Bani]], which lies near the forest parts of [[Delhi Ridge|Southern Delhi Ridge]] of [[Aravalli range]], is an ecologically sensitive under threat biodiversity area dotted with disused mining pits. The floura, fauna and ecology has 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 government is building check dam in the hills of bandhwari forest. This will protect the water logging in the rain as well as provide the water for the wild animals of 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 the government has already spent INR300 crore 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 aquafiers 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-Faridabad 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>

==Pond rejuvenation==
[[Government of Haryana]] is reviving various johads of [[Gurugram]]. In June 2020, for the revival of [[johad]] at Gwal Pahari, the estimates were being prepared to undertake erection of boundary wall, building a walking track around the Johad, clearing of bushes and planting of trees and to connect the seasonal rivulet to the johad to ensure it retains water year around.<ref>[https://www.jagran.com/haryana/gurgaon-the-ponds-will-return-again-the-greenery-will-dominate-20584626.html Gurgaon ponds will return again and the greenery will dominate], Jagran, 3 August 2020.</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India|National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Gurgaon district topics}}

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

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