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Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding drying up of the river Yamuna in Delhi due to lack of sufficient water release, 19/03/2018

  • 19/03/2018

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Manoj Mishra Vs. Union of India & Others dated 19/03/2018 regarding drying up of the river Yamuna in Delhi due to lack of sufficient water release. NGT calls for an inspection of Reservoir/ barrage at Tajewala, Wazirabad and Okhla by the team of Members from the Irrigation Department, Union of India, Upper Yamuna River Board and Irrigation Department of State of Haryana and NCT of Delhi and Central Pollution Control Board. The teams shall inspect the said barrage/ reservoirs and give opinion as to what is the quantity of water release for the past one month from the said barrage and whether there is any extraction of water from these barrage by anybody.