Sihri

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Sihri/Sihiri

सिहरी/सिहीरी

—  village  —
Sihri/Sihiri
Location of Sihri/Sihiri
in Haryana and India
Coordinates 27°49′25.95″N 77°10′1.61″E / 27.8238750°N 77.1671139°E / 27.8238750; 77.1671139Coordinates: 27°49′25.95″N 77°10′1.61″E / 27.8238750°N 77.1671139°E / 27.8238750; 77.1671139
Country India
State Haryana
District(s) Mewat
Parliamentary constituency Gurgaon (Lok Sabha constituency)
Assembly constituency Punahana
Civic agency Gram Panchayat, Sihri-Singalheri
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Sihri or Sihiri is a small village located in Mewat district (Nuh) in the Haryana state, in India. Sihri is 5 km away from Punahana. The Village is located at the bottom of a small hill, in an area shaped like the letter "C". The literacy rate is around 55—60%. There is one government high school shared by two village, Sihri And Singalheri.The local government system, or Gram panchayat, is common to both villages. It is around 25 km away from National Highway 2, which runs from Delhi to Mathura.

Panorama of Sihri
Sihri in a panorama.

Geography and Climate

Sihri is located at 27°49′N 77°10′E / 27.82°N 77.16°E / 27.82; 77.16. It is surrounded by a number of villages; Laharwari, Singalheri, Jaimat, Ghusinha, Jamalgarh, Luhingha and Piproli. Sihri is very close to a small river which was inaugurated by former Haryana chief minister Chaudhary Devi Lal.

In May 2009, after months of media and public protests, supported by several environmental groups, the Supreme Court banned mining in a 448 km2 area across the Faridabad, Gurgaon and Mewat districts in Haryana. Previously reserved for national park lands, the change followed an earlier judgment in 1994 which allowed limited mining on the basis of the sustainable development principle, and under strict guidelines. The court ruled that these principles had been violated by local miners.[1][2]

However, there are many illegal mines in Rajasthan,[citation needed] some of them operating at the edges of the Sariska Tiger Reserve.[3]

Gallery
Friendly Cricket match

References

  1. ↑ SC bans all mining activity in Aravali hills area of Haryana, May 9, 2009.
  2. ↑ Mission Green: SC bans mining in Aravali hills Hindustan Times, May 9, 2009.
  3. ↑ "Jairam to Raj CM: Shut mines near Sariska now". The Times Of India. November 4, 2010. 

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