NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has requested responses from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi Development Authority (DDA), and others regarding a petition that claims unauthorized construction on the floodplain of the Yamuna River.
The tribunal was addressing a letter petition from a Wazirabad village resident, who alleges that a multi-storeyed building is being constructed in the Majnu ka Tila area on the floodplain.
A bench led by NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel stated in an order dated February 5 that the petition raises “significant issues” concerning adherence to environmental regulations.
The MCD, DDA, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), and the concerned district magistrate have been included as parties in the matter. “The registry is instructed to notify the above respondents to submit a response by affidavit. The district magistrate’s affidavit should detail the identity of the individual overseeing the alleged construction and confirm whether it is taking place on the Yamuna floodplain,” the tribunal specified.
The next hearing has been scheduled for April 20.
