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Road Works Breach Mangar Bani Forest Core After Hill Flattening
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 19 Jul 2026, 06:33 PM
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Fresh road construction has damaged the core of Mangar Bani forest, following the flattening of a hill weeks earlier.
New road construction work has breached the core of Mangar Bani forest, a protected area near Delhi, after a hill in the vicinity was flattened weeks earlier.\n\nThe project, part of a larger infrastructure plan, reportedly involved cutting through dense vegetation and altering the natural slope of the hill.\n\nEnvironmental groups have expressed concern that the damage could affect local wildlife habitats and water runoff patterns.\n\nForest officials have not yet released a detailed statement on the extent of the breach or the measures being taken to mitigate the impact.\n\nThe incident highlights the ongoing tension between development projects and conservation efforts in the region.