India, March 18 -- Residents of Baliawas, bordering Sectors 56-58 in Gurugram, on Tuesday raised concerns over an alleged unauthorised sewerage treatment plant (STP) pipeline being laid along a natural wildlife waterhole in the Aravalli Range, warning of potential ecological damage.

According to residents, a 600-metre pipeline from a nearby micro-STP, built under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (Amrut) yojana, is being laid to discharge treated wastewater into a water body located on protected Forest Department land. They said the site is frequented by nilgai, jackal, hyena and several bird species, and discharge could pose health risks.

Vishal Singh, a resident and wildlife activist, said the area forms part ...