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  • Save Ridge
    • 1996 – 2003
    • 2004
    • 2005
    • 2006
    • 2007
    • 2008
    • 2009
  • Write Ups
  • Landmarks

  • Save Yamuna
    • 2007
    • 2008
    • 2009
  • Urban Planning
  • Protection of Water Bodies and Community lands
  • Laborers’ death at Games village
  • Website Inauguration
  • Visit to Pakistan

Save Ridge 1996 to 2003

S.No News Headline Date News Paper
1. Army denies construction activity on the Ridge 15May, 1999 Times of India
2. Army carrying out construction, felling trees in Ridge 16 May, 1999 Indian Express
3. Army flayed for tampering the Ridge 16 May, 1999 The Hindu
4. Encroachment creeps into ridge, eats into greenry
5. Green Axe on DDA multi hotel project in Vasant Kunj 12 Oct, 1999 Times of India
6. NGO accuses Army of cutting trees on ridge 30 Dec, 2003 Hindustan Times
7. 300 trees make way for office, home 30 Dec, 2003 Indian Express


Save Ridge 2004

8. Mall may add to water woes 11 Jul, 2004 The Hindu


Save Ridge 2005

9. NGOS protest VK Ridge destruction 4 Feb 2005 Hindustan Times
10. No Mall at Ridge, say residents 4 Feb, 2005 Indian Express
11. Construction in Ridge Area illegal: PIL 9 Dec 2005 Hindustan Times
12. The Ridge case gets more teeth 18 Aug, 2005 Hindustan Times, South Delhi Live
13. Lung Power 20 Dec, 2005 Hindustan Times HT CITY


Save Ridge 2006

14. DDA ne Ridge ki jamin hee bech dali 8 Jan, 2006 Rashtriya Sahara
15. The Ridge A Rejoinder 11 Feb, 2006 HT Estates
16. Activism @ campus 2006 Times of India
17. DDA told to shut down Vasant Kunj Mall 17 March, 2006 Asian Age
18. Who shall stop this illegal mall! 17 Mar, 2006 Hindustan Times
19. RWA’s against malls in Ridge forest areas 27 Apr, 06 Asian Age
20. None of VK mall projects has environmental clearance 30 Apr.2006, Times of India
21. Hope for City’s Green Lungs 2 May, 2006 Times of India
22. SC stalls work on Vasant Kunj commercial hub 2 May, 2006 Hindustan Times
23. SC stays work on VK Mall project 2 May, 2006 Times of India, Front page
24. Mall mania makes DDA forget basics 5 May’06 Hindustan Times
25. When efforts bear fruit…. June 2006 Times of India
26. Developers, activists clash at DC’s office 21 June, 2006, Hindustan Times
27. Residents term public hearing by pollution control panel ‘farce’ 5 July,2006 The Hindu
28. Vasant Kunj Mall site par hungama 9 July, 2006 Dainik Jagran
29. Objection to one-sided hearing 11 July, 2006 The Hindu
30. Ridge under siege of big money, corrupt system 11 July, 2006 Hindustan Times
31. ‘Construction on Vasant Kunj Ridge environmentally unsound’ Aug, 2006 The Hindu
32. Vasant Kunj Malls, Ministry suggests penalty 8 Aug, 2006
33. A twist in the mall tale 17 Aug, 2006 Hindustan Times, South Delhi Live
34. Demand to demolish illegal Vasant Kunj office, malls 17 Aug, 2006 The Hindu
35. SC urged to order probe into VK Ridge Malls 18 Aug, 2006 Hindustan Times
36. Medha joins ‘Save Ridge’ stir 17 Sept, 2006 Times of India
37. NGOs meet to save Ridge 17 Sept, 2006 Hindustan Times
38. Ridge campaign gains momentum, Teri’s stumbling block 12 Oct,2006 HT South Delhi


Save Ridge 2007

39. Now, Nobel Laurate opposes VK Malls 1 Jan, 2007, Hindustan Times
40. Petition in SC on rape of Ridge 5 Jan, 2007 Asian Age Front Page
41. Govt. flayed for destroying Ridge natural mineral water 5 Feb, 2007 The Tribunes


Save Ridge 2008

41. Ridge or not! Master Plan silent on 640 hectares 6 Feb, 2008 Indian Express


Save Ridge 2009

42. Greens to confront Delhi Govt. at sapling Plantation 30 Oct,2009 HT
43. Per kaatne ke khilaf Ridge Bachao Andolan ka pardarshan 1 Nov.2009 Nai Duniya,

 

Write Ups

Heading Author Date News Paper
1. Battle Lost but war won Diwan Singh 15 Aug.2009 The Pioneer
2. Ridge on Edge Dr. Vikram Soni 31 Dec,2006 Today
3. Ridge Compromise Unacceptable Diwan Singh and Dr. Vikram Soni 14 Dec, 2006 HT, South Delhi live
3. Nothing Green about it! Vikram Soni and Sanjay Parikh 8 Jan, 2008 DNA, Mumbai

 

Landmarks

S. No News Heading Date News Paper
1. Green Axe on DDA multi hotel project in Vasant Kunj 12 Oct, 1999 Times of India
2. SC stays work on VK Mall project 2 May, 2006 Times of India,
3. LG halts all constructions on Yamuna bed 8 October, 2008 Hindustan Times
3. No Zone: Plans to build on Yamuna Banks scuttled 18 March, 2010 Times of India, Delhi

 

Website Inauguration

S.No News Heading Date News Paper
1. Delhi’s ground reality now goes online 9 June, 2008, Indian Express
2. New website to preserve Yamuna , Ridge 11 June, 2008 The Hindu

 

Protection of Water Bodies and Community lands

S.No News Heading Date News Paper
1. Officials halt cricket match to highlight lake’s plight 6 Apr,2009 HT
2. Lake cricket match comes to abrupt end 6 Apr, 2009 TOI
2. Residents crusade to save water bodies in Bakkarwala 29 June, 2009 The Tribune
3. Joint effort pays off 25 July, 2009 HT (West Delhi Live)
4. Residents join hands to save water body 1 July, 2009 The Asian Age
5. Water bodies being choked 15 Aug,2009 HT (West Delhi Live)
6. Brave attempts to save their land. Villagers oppose DTC Depot on Gram Sabha land July,2009 HT

7.       Water bodies victim of buck passing                          2 Mar’2014   TOI

8.       Villagers, activists demand protection of community lands   25 Mar 2014

 

Laborers’ death at Games village

While we were sitting at Satyagraha to protest the construction on river bed, we received complaints from laborers working inside the Games village construction site that a large number of laborers are dying mysteriously and the contractors not doing anything to stop it. It was found that the living conditions for the laborers were unhygienic. This forced us to pursue the issue with the authorities and in a month’s time the results showed.

S.No News Headline Date News Paper
1. Laborers’ death at Games village 31 May, 2008 Tehelka Magazine
2. Whispers of death at 2010 games hub 4 March, 2008 Hindustan Times

‘Save Yamuna’ campaign 2007-08

2007

S.No News Heading Date News Paper
Yamuna ki prakriti ka khya to     rakhna padega Jan, 2007 Dainik Jagran
Yamuna kinare kisi halat me na ho nirman karya 1 Jan, 2007, Dainik Jagran
Govt. Plans run into trouble 12 Jan 2007 Hindustan Times
Satyagraha Yatra reaches Capital      June 2007 The Hindu
WaterMan threatens protest against Games village June, 2007 The Hindu
Waterman opposes Metro Depot on Yamuna bed 26 July, 2007 The Hindu
Activists allege manhandling by police at meet to protest construction on Yamuna bed 2 Aug, 2007 Indian Express
Green, Green, Gone 2 Aug, 2007 Hindustan Times
Constant vigil on Yamuna 3 Aug, 2007 The Hindu
Protests set to flow 24*7 3Aug, 2007 Hindustan Times
Games Village Plan cleared under duress 8 Aug, 2007, Hindustan Times
Stop constructions, save Yamuna 11 Aug,2008 Indian Express
Fly ash alert for Yamuna 22 Nov, 2007 Hindustan Times
But green activists cry foul over butchery of Yamuna 22 Aug, 07 Hindustan Times
Panel will be sat up to look into concretisation on yamuna 28 Aug, 2007 Indian Express
Waterman on hungerstrike over Yamuna 26 Aug,2007 Hindustan Times
L-G to take up yamuna issue with higher authoritics 6 Oct. 2007 The Hindu
Activists protest barricading at Games Village site Sept, 07 The Hindu
Fernandes join campaign to save Yamuna 2 Sept. 2007 The Hindu
Youth for Yamuna 17 Sept, 07 The Hindu
Yamuna Activists rocks Delhi Assembly 18 Sept. 2007 The Hindu
Yamuna stir goes to House 18 Sept, 2007 Hindustan Times
Medha joins ‘Save Yamuna’ 21 Sept, 2007 The Hindu
Save yamuna activists meet ministers Nov2007 The Hindu
Yamuna Satyagraha to be launched at 11 places 4 Oct, 2007 The Hindu
LG to take up Yamuna issue with higher authorities Oct 2007 The Hindu
Save Yamuna activists stopped during protests 6 Oct 07 The Hindu
All views will be considered on Yamuna river front; LG 18 Oct, 2007 Hindustan Times
Activists move court to stay constructions on Yamuna Riverbed 14 Oct., 2007 Hindustan Times
Activists for UNEP action in Games Village Row 29 Oct, 2007 Hindustan Times
Yamuna activists write to UN Environment – chief 31 Oct. 2007 The Hindu
Yamuna Panel chief wants demolition 31 Oct, 2007, Hindustan Times
Marching orders for Yamuna Nurseries 1 Nov. 2007 The Hindu
Heliport in Delhi, but not on Yamuna bed 1 Nov, 2007, Hindustan Times
Delhi riverbanks, an ecological battleground for developers 13.11.07 International Herald Tribune
Halt Games Village, Save Yamuna, say Activists 13 Nov, 2007 The Asian Age
‘Save Yamuna’ activists meet Ministers 13 Nov.2007 The Hindu
Students protest Games village venue 18 Nov, 2007 Hindustan Times
Delhi University students protest construction on Yamuna banks 19-11-07 The Hindu
Rakhis to take care of Yamuna 19 Nov, 2007 The Hindu
Fly ash alert for Yamuna 22 Nov, 2007 Hindustan Times
Water experts suggest ways to preserve Yamuna 28 Nov, 2007 The Hindu
At the beck and call of foreign capital by Kuldeep Nayar 10 Dec, 2007 Asian Age
Progress in Games Village delayed by series of lawsuits 10 Dec, 2007 Mail Today

2008

43. Games village- Commercial exploitation of river 9 Jan 2008 Hindustan Times
44. HC panel condemns Games site 9 Jan, 2008 ,Indian Express
45. Commonwealth Games – A Village of Woes 12 May, 2008 India Today
46. DDA to allow only green activity on Yamuna 18 June, 2008 Hindustan Times
47. Big relief for green Brigade 19 June, 2008 The Hindu
48. Stop constructions, save Yamuna 11 Aug,2008 Indian Express
49. Ban on Yamuna Constructions 8 Oct. 2008

2009

50. As rainwater flows down the drain, plans on to tap the Yamuna surplus 30 July,2009 Indian Express
44. Saving Yamuna the best course 21st May,2009 TOI

 

Urban Planning: Master Plan 2021 and water: 2007-08

S.No News Headline Date News Paper
1. Ridge area not clearly demarcated in Master Plan 7 Jan2007 The Hindu
2. Water situation Alarming-Experts 3 Feb,2007, The Hindu
3. New Master Plan, a recipe for disaster Feb, 2007 The Hindu
4. NGOs say, its urban genocide 7 Feb,2007 Asian Age
5. Mixed Reaction to New Master Plan 9 Feb, 2007, The Hindu
6. Master Plan me DDA ne ki hera feri 12 Feb,2007 Punjab Kesari
7. Mastering a disaster 6 May’07, Hindustan Times
8. City draws half its water from ground; Study 6 May,2007 Indian Express
9. 5 Mega cities to expand Delhi 13  Jan, 2008 Asian Age
10. Hope for Dwarka Water Bodies  15 June Hindustan Times
11. Ban on boring for water welcomed 6 Dec, 2008 HT West Delhi Live

Stories on Person

S.No News Heading Date News Paper
1. After the Ridge, his focus is malls 21 April, 2005 HT South Delhi Live
2. All for Ridge 6 Nov, 2005 The Week
3. Rooting for the Ridge 2 May 2006 Hindustan Times
4. Ridge kshetra avum bhujal ko bachane mein juttae Diwan Singh 26 January, 2010 Dainik Jagran


Visit to Pakistan

S.No News Heading Date News Paper
Call for promoting public interest science 9 May, 2010 City News, Lahore
Indian Professor calls for equitable water distribution 9 May, 2010 Daily Times, Lahore

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