Gurgaon: The final survey for the new metro line between Millennium City Centre and Cyber City started on Thursday. Officials said they "hope to complete" the survey in 15 days. On Tuesday, chief minister Nayab Singh Saini announced that the construction work would begin on May 1 next year and will take four years to complete. It will be the first metro extension project to come up in the city in seven years. A team of officials from Systra India — appointed as the detailed design consultant for the metro project, along with officials from Gurugram Metro Rail Limited (GMRL), GMDA and DHBVN — carried out the survey of the route between Millennium City Centre and Cyber Park. During the survey, officials identified underground utilities, including water pipelines, stormwater drainage, sewer networks, treated water pipelines, power utilities and other infrastructure that fall along the alignment of the proposed metro route. The officials said the findings will help map out necessary adjustments or relocations of utilities to accommodate the metro project construction. The ongoing survey will be completed within 15 days, following which the metro authority will finalise the proposed alignment and begin preparing estimates for utility relocation work. A GMRL official said, "We have started the final survey to finalise the alignment of the metro corridor and its 27 stations." "The alignment passes through high-density areas and assessing every utility — be it water pipelines, power lines, or drainage — is crucial before work begins. This will ensure minimal disruption during the project's execution," the official said. The GRML official said, "In some sections, the right of way has been adequately available, while others may require road widening. Similarly, there are HT towers that fall in the alignment and need to be relocated. We are hoping to complete the survey within the next 15 days. Only then will cost estimates be prepared for the utility shifting." The 2.2-km route (covered during the survey on Thursday) will also have a proposed station in Sector 45 besides Millenium City Centre and Cyber Park in Sector 39. These three stations will cater to the major residential and business hubs of Sectors 39, 41, 44 and 45. GPS technology is being used to map the exact location of metro stations and their infrastructure, including the entry and exit gates of each station. Additionally, a 500-metre buffer zone along the metro corridor's route and intersecting roads will be surveyed to facilitate smooth intermodal transfers. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , Location Guesser and Mini Crossword .

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — 2024 was a brutal year for the Amazon rainforest, with rampant wildfires and extreme drought ravaging large parts of a biome that’s a critical counterweight to climate change. A warming climate fed drought that in turn fed the worst year for fires since 2005. And those fires contributed to deforestation, with authorities suspecting some fires were set to more easily clear land to run cattle. The Amazon is twice the size of India and sprawls across eight countries and one territory, storing vast amounts of carbon dioxide that would otherwise warm the planet. It has about 20% of the world’s fresh water and astounding biodiversity, including 16,000 known tree species. But governments have historically viewed it as an area to be exploited, with little regard for sustainability or the rights of its Indigenous peoples, and experts say exploitation by individuals and organized crime is rising at alarming rates. Residents look out at the Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River amid a drought in Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) Residents look out at the Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River amid a drought in Humaita, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More “The fires and drought experienced in 2024 across the Amazon rainforest could be ominous indicators that we are reaching the long-feared ecological tipping point,” said Andrew Miller, advocacy director at Amazon Watch, an organization that works to protect the rainforest. “Humanity’s window of opportunity to reverse this trend is shrinking, but still open.” RELATED COVERAGE Working Well: Returning to the office can disrupt life. Here are some tips to navigate the changes Stock market today: Wall Street rallies ahead of Christmas The internet is filled with fake reviews. Here are some ways to spot them There were some bright spots. The level of Amazonian forest loss fell in both Brazil and Colombia. And nations gathered for the annual United Nations conference on biodiversity agreed to give Indigenous peoples more say in nature conservation decisions. “If the Amazon rainforest is to avoid the tipping point, Indigenous people will have been a determinant factor,” Miller said. Wildfires and extreme drought Smoke from wildfires fills the air in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) Smoke from wildfires fills the air in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More Forest loss in Brazil’s Amazon — home to the largest swath of this rainforest — dropped 30.6% compared to the previous year, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. The improvement under leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva contrasted with deforestation that hit a 15-year high under Lula’s predecessor, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro, who prioritized agribusiness expansion over forest protection and weakened environmental agencies. In July, Colombia reported historic lows in deforestation in 2023, driven by a drop in environmental destruction. The country’s environment minister Susana Muhamad warned that 2024’s figures may not be as promising as a significant rise in deforestation had already been recorded by July due to dry weather caused by El Nino, a weather phenomenon that warms the central Pacific. Illegal economies continue to drive deforestation in the Andean nation. “It’s impossible to overlook the threat posed by organized crime and the economies they control to Amazon conservation,” said Bram Ebus, a consultant for Crisis Group in Latin America. “Illegal gold mining is expanding rapidly, driven by soaring global prices, and the revenues of illicit economies often surpass state budgets allocated to combat them.” A boat navigates the Negro River amid smoke from wildfires in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) A boat navigates the Negro River amid smoke from wildfires in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, Aug. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More In Brazil, large swaths of the rainforest were draped in smoke in August from fires raging across the Amazon, Cerrado savannah, Pantanal wetland and the state of Sao Paulo. Fires are traditionally used for deforestation and for managing pastures, and those man-made blazes were largely responsible for igniting the wildfires. For a second year, the Amazon River fell to desperate lows , leading some countries to declare a state of emergency and distribute food and water to struggling residents. The situation was most critical in Brazil, where one of the Amazon River’s main tributaries dropped to its lowest level ever recorded. Cesar Ipenza, an environmental lawyer who lives in the heart of the Peruvian Amazon, said he believes people are becoming increasingly aware of the Amazon’s fundamental role “for the survival of society as a whole.” But, like Miller, he worries about a “point of no return of Amazon destruction.” It was the worst year for Amazon fires since 2005, according to nonprofit Rainforest Foundation US. Between January and October, an area larger than the state of Iowa — 37.42 million acres, or about 15.1 million hectares of Brazil’s Amazon — burned. Bolivia had a record number of fires in the first ten months of the year. “Forest fires have become a constant, especially in the summer months and require particular attention from the authorities who don’t how to deal with or respond to them,” Ipenza said. Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Guyana also saw a surge in fires this year. Indigenous voices and rights made headway in 2024 People from the Tikuna Indigenous community walk to receive aid from an NGO amid a drought near the Amazon River in Loma Linda, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File) People from the Tikuna Indigenous community walk to receive aid from an NGO amid a drought near the Amazon River in Loma Linda, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More The United Nations conference on biodiversity — this year known as COP16 — was hosted by Colombia. The meetings put the Amazon in the spotlight and a historic agreement was made to give Indigenous groups more of a voice on nature conservation decisions , a development that builds on a growing movement to recognize Indigenous people’s role in protecting land and combating climate change. Both Ebus and Miller saw promise in the appointment of Martin von Hildebrand as the new secretary general for the Amazon Treaty Cooperation Organization, announced during COP16. “As an expert on Amazon communities, he will need to align governments for joint conservation efforts. If the political will is there, international backers will step forward to finance new strategies to protect the world’s largest tropical rainforest,” Ebus said. Ebus said Amazon countries need to cooperate more, whether in law enforcement, deploying joint emergency teams to combat forest fires, or providing health care in remote Amazon borderlands. But they need help from the wider world, he said. “The well-being of the Amazon is a shared global responsibility, as consumer demand worldwide fuels the trade in commodities that finance violence and environmental destruction,” he said. Residents transport drinking water from Humaita to the Paraizinho community, along the dry Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River, amid a drought, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) Residents transport drinking water from Humaita to the Paraizinho community, along the dry Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River, amid a drought, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros, File) Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Read More Next year marks a critical moment for the Amazon, as Belém do Pará in northern Brazil hosts the first United Nations COP in the region that will focus on climate. “Leaders from Amazon countries have a chance to showcase strategies and demand tangible support,” Ebus said. ___ The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’s standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org .

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PLASTIC surgery enthusiast Katie Price has unveiled her plans to get a fresh “bubble butt” in January. This will be the mum-of-five's THIRD Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), in which she'll have up to 800ml of dermal fillers pumped into her cheeks in pursuit of a rounder bottom. 17 Katie Price, 46, has booked in for her THIRD BBL in January Credit: Getty 17 The mum-of-five is no stranger to going under the knife Credit: instagram 17 Once known as glamour model Jordan, Katie has changed a lot over the last nearly-three decades Credit: Getty It might sound extreme, but it’s nothing she hasn't experienced before. The former glamour model, 46, has famously had hundreds of plastic surgery ops and aesthetic treatments over the years. Katie rose to fame as the outspoken Page 3 model, Jordan, and has spent the last nearly-three decades cementing her status as a British icon. From her slew of reality TV shows in the early Noughties, stints on I’m A Celeb and candid confessions on talk shows throughout the years, it’s unlikely that a single soul in Britain doesn’t know who she is. read more on surgery KITCHEN NIGHTMARES I was making my normal cuppa and the next moment I went up in flames NO BUTTS I’m a Barbie doll church minister -I have a BBL, veneers & fillers... And as her celebrity grew, so did Katie’s fondness for plastic surgery, Botox, dermal fillers and the like. She has famously had a whopping 16 boob jobs, hundreds of syringes of lip filler and now plans to get her third BBL. “Just had my consultation to get my bum as big as my lips,” she told fans on Instagram this week. “I’m doing it in January, but this time, they’ve got an ultrasound which makes the procedure so much safer.” Most read in Celebrity PEOPLE'S PRINCESS Princess Andre hints HUGE career move - dad Peter will be happy about it SLEIGH TO GO The sexiest Xmas lingerie shoots - from Maura Higgins’ to Christine McGuiness BACK OUTEN Denise Van Outen, 50, on her dating fears & THAT fallout with Johnny Vaughan GIFT GUIDE The worst Secret Santa gifts revealed, most Brits HATE a classic festive present It's likely that the Pricey has spent over £100,000 on altering her face and body throughout her life. But some of it's been free. Katie has been gifted numerous procedures by surgeons and beauticians - both at home and abroad - who only ask for an Instagram post about their business in remuneration. Where did Katie's love of plastic surgery begin? Fabulous investigates... 1995: Au Naturel 17 Katie pictured in 1995 before her glamour modelling career took off Credit: Rex Katie burst onto the modelling scene in the mid Nineties and soon began to take on her Page 3 alter ego, Jordan. She was just 17-years-old and famed for her big smile and even bigger curls - a look that her daughter Princess Andre , 17, emulates. Katie revealed in 2023 that she had “no idea what Botox was or fillers” at this point in her career. Though, she admitted she may have started her tweakments at an even earlier age if she had. 1998 - 1999: Boob Jobs 17 Katie pictured in 1999 after having her first three boob jobs Credit: Rex Katie underwent her first breast augmentation in 1998 at just 20-years-old, enhancing her 32B bust to a 32C. The procedure cost £4,500, and it’s thought that her mum Amy may have helped foot the bill. A year later and aged 21, she increased her size to a D cup, before again upgrading to an F cup several months after that. If her first procedure is anything to go by, she likely paid just shy of £5,000 for each of these too. Katie famously said that she’s only paid for two boob jobs in her life, so it could be any of these three. 2004: Botox 17 Katie began getting Botox in 2004 when she was around 26-years-old Credit: Rex At 26-years-old, Katie delved into the world of anti-wrinkle injections. She began getting Botox to relax her facial muscles, which in turn reduces lines and wrinkles. She was open about her love of the procedure and said at the time: "I get my forehead and around my eyes Botoxed every six months, and I love it. You can't beat it. It just freezes all the wrinkles, and that's what you want." According to Face Lift London, two areas of Botox costs around £330. Over the last 20 years, that means Katie may have spent more than £13,000 on anti-wrinkle injections alone. Interestingly, Katie was adamant in 2004 that she’d “never have a full face lift ” as she had “seen what they can do to people”. 2006: Fourth Boob Job 17 Katie, pictured in 2006 after her fourth boob job, was a household name in the Noughties Credit: PA:Press Association In 2006, it was time for Katie to go under the knife for a fourth time. The glamour model, who was a household name by this point, wanted to increase her F cup breasts to a G cup. She also continued to dabble with Botox, and rumours were swirling that she was also getting regular lip filler injections, which likely would’ve been costing ger around £100 a pop. 2007: Nose Job Number One (and Veneers) 17 Katie, pictured in 2007, had gotten her first nose job and set of veneers at 29-years-old Credit: Getty By 2007, Katie’s love for plastic surgery and aesthetic tweakments was in full swing. She underwent her first rhinoplasty for a chiselled nose, and splurged on a £25,000 set of veneers . The average nose job in the UK costs between £3,000 and £7,000. The model said at the time: “I liked my nose before and now. If I had a cupboard with both noses, I would alternate between them!” 2008 - 2016: Boob Job Mania 17 Katie, pictured here in 2016, spent eight years going back-and-forth on her cup size Credit: Rex Features When she hit 30-years-old in 2008, Katie decided to drop her bra size from an F cup to a C cup, the size of her first boob job 10 years prior. Her tune soon changed, though. In 2011, she had her sixth boob job to once again boost her bust to an F cup. Her seventh and eighth augmentations took place in 2015, the former of which was a botched reduction that left her with a hole in her breast and the implant poking through her flesh. Despite the horrific experiences she had endured, Katie flew to a Brussels clinic in 2016 to go under the knife yet again for a 32GG bust. During this period, she also underwent body-contouring treatments, and amped up her usage of cheek and lip fillers to achieve a “plumper, more youthful look”. It’s possible that she was given all of these surgeries for free due to her celebrity status. 2017: First Face Lift 17 Katie, pictured here in 2017, had her first face lift at 39-years-old Credit: Keith Mayhew/Landmark Media This year marked a turning point for the Pricey. Despite previously claiming she would never have a face lift, Katie went back on her word to get a 'silhouette' version of the treatment. Not as extreme as the traditional face lift, it uses dissolvable sutures with tiny cones or barbs to reposition and hold the skin in place, creating a more youthful appearance without cutting the face open. The going price for this is around £2,300, according to Ever Clinic. Katie had further work done on her veneers and also had her breast implants reduced, marking her 10th boob job. 2018: Second Face Lift 17 It wasn't long before the pricey had her second face lift, pictured here in 2018 Credit: Getty Katie's first face lift was botched, she said, prompting her to undergo corrective surgery the following year at 40-years-old. She said at the time: "I need to get my face re-corrected after a surgeon totally f****d my face up." Her agent later revealed that the threads from her ‘silhouette face lift’ had "distorted her look”. The duo also hit back at trolls who said she’d “taken it too far, when in reality, it was a procedure that didn’t go as planned”. The revision face lift likely cost anywhere between £9,000 to £15,000. 2019: Turkey Time 17 Katie began jetting to Turkey for plastic surgery in 2019 Credit: BackGrid Katie capitalised on Turkey’s boom in medical tourism in 2019. She jetted to the hot country in search of a no-stone-left-unturned body transformation - and that’s exactly what she came back with. The mum-of-five underwent a full, surgical face, eye and eyelid lift, her first ever BBL (which transferred fat from other parts of her body to her buttocks) and a tummy tuck. Due to plastic surgery being typically cheaper in Turkey, it’s likely she paid around £10,000 for the full works. Just three months later, she went back to the clinic for her 12th boob job, this time reducing her bust back down to a D cup. 2020: 13th Times a Charm 17 In 2020, Katie had to get her "botched" 12th boob job corrected Credit: BackGrid It was time for Katie’s 13th boob job in Belgium to correct the apparently botched surgery from Turkey, after which she claimed the result was “absolutely awful”. She said at the time: “They looked deformed, they were absolutely awful. That's the first time I've gone to a different surgeon.” However, she still went back to Turkey to get a third set of veneers in 2020, and showcased how her natural teeth had been grinded down to stubs while there. This treatment was rumoured to be free due to Katie promoting the clinic on her social media channels. 2021: Another Overhaul 17 Katie had a full body and face transformation in 2021 Credit: instagram Katie decided to undergo another full transformation - likely costing around £10,000 - in the height of the pandemic. She jetted off to then red-list Turkey for a complete plastic surgery overhaul. This included full body liposuction, eye and lip lifts, liposuction under her chin and her second BBL with fat being injected into her bum. 2022: Secret Treatments 17 Katie is rumoured to have had a number of secret treatments in 2022 Credit: instagram Katie didn’t fess up to much plastic surgery in 2022. She did, however, share numerous Instagram clips of her lip filler, Botox and general beautician appointments, costing hundreds of pounds each time. The mum-of-five was rumoured to have had yet another eye and brow lift, and it was reported at the time that she had wished to go back to Turkey for more tweaks after being unhappy with her latest work. Rumours also swirled that she’d had more boob jobs this year. 2023: Biggest Ever Boobs 17 In 2023, Katie's boobs were the biggest they've ever been Credit: BackGrid Katie’s boobs had never been so big. She wanted to have the "biggest boobs in Britain" and reportedly opted for 2120cc implants to enhance her already sizable chest at a clinic in Belgium. The model claimed that this was her 16th boob job, following her 13th one in 2020. It’s unclear whether she lost count of her breast augmentation surgeries or simply chose to keep some quiet. 2024: ANOTHER Face Lift and NEWER Veneers 17 Katie, pictured here after her most recent face lift, promoted the clinic to her 2.7 million Instagram followers Credit: instagram In August this year, Katie jetted off to Turkey for more enhancements which were reportedly free. Read more on the Scottish Sun REST EASY Andy Murray flooded with messages as he shares heart-breaking family update COUGH UP Motorhome park owner shuts after guests leave without paying using shock trick She underwent another face lift - including a fox eye lift - at Trio Clinic in Istanbul, and promoted the clinic to her 2.7 million Instagram followers. She took her new boyfriend JJ Slater along with her, and the pair both got veneer upgrades while they were there. Katie Price's relationship history We take a look back at the highs and lows of Katie Price's relationship history. 1996-1998: Katie got engaged to Gladiators star Warren Furman - aka Ace - with a £3,000 ring. But their relationship didn't make it as far as 'I do'. 1998-2000: Katie described Dane Bowers as 'the love of her life' but she broke up with the singer when he allegedly cheated on her. 2001: Footballer Dwight Yorke is the father of Katie's eldest child Harvey. He has had very little to do with Harvey throughout his life. 2002: Rebounding from Dwight, Katie famously had one night of passion with Pop Idol star Gareth Gates, allegedly taking his virginity. 2002-2004: Katie was dating Scott Sullivan when she entered the jungle for I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!. He threatened to "punch Peter's lights out" when chemistry blossomed between her and Peter Andre. 2004-2009: The jungle romance resulted in Katie marrying Aussie pop star Peter. They had two kids, Junior and Princess, before their bitter split in 2009. 2010-2011: Fresh from her break-up with Peter, Katie enjoyed a whirlwind relationship and marriage with cage fighter Alex Reid. They split 20 months after their Las Vegas wedding. 2011: Katie briefly dated model Danny Cipriani... but it ended as quickly as it begun. 2011-2012: They didn't speak the same language, but Katie got engaged to Argentinian model Leandro Penna in 2011. He later fled home to South America. 2012-2018: Wedding bells rang once more after Katie met Kieran Hayler in 2013. They had two kids together, Jett and Bunny, before their break-up and divorce. 2018-2019: Katie moved on quickly with Kris Boyson. They had an on-off romance for one year and even got engaged. They split for good in 2019. 2019: Katie was linked to Charles Drury during her on-off relationship with Kris. Charles, who also dated Lauren Goodger, has always denied being in "official relationship" with her. 2020-2023: Car salesman Carl Woods took a shining to Katie in 2020. Their relationship was up and down for three years. They broke up for a final time last year. 2024-present: After weeks of rumours, Katie confirmed her relationship with Married At First Sight star JJ Slater in February this year.Watch the best plays by Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes from his 3-TD game during Week 12 of the 2024 NFL season.