NGT Alerts MCD Over ‘Unauthorized’ Yamuna Floodplain Construction
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.…