Pali is a bhadana's village Pali is an Indian village in the NIT area of

Faridabad Faridabad () is the most populous List of cities in Haryana by population, city near NCT of Delhi in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of National Capital Region (India), Delhi National Capital Region. It is one of the major satellite citie ...

city of Faridabad district under Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency of

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state, well known for being biggest crusher zone of Asia, that also has a seasonal waterfall. It is the part of the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor, an important

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which starts from the Sariska National Park in

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, passes through Nuh, Faridabad and Gurugram districts of

and ends at Delhi Ridge.Haryana Government moots buffer zone to save Asola sanctuary
Times of India, 30 Jan 2019. The village is now a southwestern suburb of

city, located away from the city centre on the MDR137 and ''"Pali-Badkhal road"''. It is 9 km northwest of Ballabhgarh the MDR133, 27 km east of Sohna on MDR133, east of Gurgaon city.

Climate

The area had become polluted due to the stone crushers and dyeing units in the area, which were shut down by the environmentalist non-governmental organizations. The main ecological issues are

illegal mining Illegal mining is mining activity that is undertaken without state permission. Illegal mining is the extraction of precious metals/rocks without following the proper procedures to participate in legal mining activity. These procedures include pe ...

desertification Desertification is a type of gradual land degradation of Soil fertility, fertile land into arid desert due to a combination of natural processes and human activities. The immediate cause of desertification is the loss of most vegetation. This i ...

deforestation Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. Ab ...

, encroachment and land grabbing of common Panchayat forest and grazing land called "bani".

Tourism

Historical place around sanctuary are Badkhal Lake (6 km northeast), 10th century ancient Surajkund reservoir (15 km north) and Anangpur Dam (16 km north), Damdama Lake, Tughlaqabad Fort and Adilabad ruins (both in Delhi), Chhatarpur Temple (in Delhi).ASOLA BHATTI WILD LIFE SANCTUARY
, Department of Forest, Delhi Government There are several dozen lakes formed in the abandoned open pit mines in and around the sanctuary. It is contiguous to the scared Mangar Bani and the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. In the Pali village itself, the tourist area is being developed around the waterfall and nearby temple by constructing two dams and a herbal park. This hilly forested area of Southern Delhi Ridge contains one of the last surviving remnants of Delhi Ridge hill range and its semi-arid forest habitat and its dependent wildlife. Once the whole Delhi Ridge was a forested area, but development has destroyed several parts of it.Invasion of the killer monkeys
24 October 2007, ASIA-PACIFIC, independent.ie

Waterfalls

Pali monsoon waterfalls, Dhauj monsoon waterfalls, Kot monsoon waterfalls, collectively called Faridabad monsoon waterfalls are several dozen seasonal

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waterfalls in the

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in the Pali, Dhuaj and Pali villages respectively. These are situated just west of the NIT industrial area on the outskirts of

. Next to one of the waterfall in Pali is a

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temple, both temple and waterfall are venerated by the local people.

Dam

Pali twin dams, approved in 2019 and to be developed at the cost of INR70 lakhs, are two dams in the Aravalli hills to capture the water from the monsoon waterfalls.पाली गांव की पहाड़ियों पर डैम बनाकर रोका जाएगा झरनों का पानी
/ref> West of Pali Jharna Mandir there are at least two dozen lakes formed in the abandoned open pit mines.

Herbal park

Pali herbal park will be developed near the waterfall and dam to boost the tourism.

Jharna temple

Jharna Mandir Pali Bani northeast of Pali village, is a temple next to the seasonal Pali waterfall in the forested aravalli hills called ''"Pali Bani"'', the temple takes its name ''Jharna'' (waterfall) from the ''Pali waterfall'', both the temple and waterfall are venerated by the local people.Gurjar boys bathing at Pali Jharna waterfall
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Climate

Tourism

Waterfalls

Dam

Herbal park

Jharna temple

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