Sihri
Sihri
Sihri सिहरी | |
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Sihri 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 Mara.
History
According to a very old priest who came to this village when he was around 5 to 6 years old. He told that people start to live in the village around 1700 and 1750. People lives here were migrated from other village called Sunheda. Initially there was only 20 to 25 houses of Gujjar families. He said that he still remember that before the freedom higher authority asked to clean the street of the village because some British officers were coming for visit but people were very few and it was impossible to remove dung store which was common for all villagers so they plan to cover the dung store by standing over it. And then two British officer with one lady visited the village. He told that in old days jungles were full of trees and villagers were landlord of hundred of acres. But output was just only to full fill family's demand only. Peace in the village was highly disturbed during 1947 due to the big clash between Hindu and Muslim families.
Geography and Climate
Sihri is located at 27°49′N 77°10′E / 27.82°N 77.16°E. 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]
Notes
- ^ SC bans all mining activity in Aravali hills area of Haryana, May 9, 2009.
- ^ Mission Green: SC bans mining in Aravali hills Hindustan Times, May 9, 2009.
- ^ The Times Of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Jairam-to-Raj-CM-Shut-mines-near-Sariska-now-/articleshow/6868776.cms.
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