How is Noida tackling waste discharge into Yamuna? SC orders review
The division bench, comprising justices Manoj Mishra and Ujjal Bhuyan, directed the two panels to file their reports within six weeks. The apex court was reviewing the National Green Tribunal's (NGT) imposition of a Rs 150 crore environmental compensation on the Authority and Delhi Jal Board.
In Aug 2022, the tribunal had imposed environmental compensations of Rs 100 crore on Noida Authority and Rs 50 crore on DJB for their failure to check sewage inflow into Kondli canal, which eventually empties into the Yamuna.
It was stayed by Supreme Court in Nov that year.
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After Noida and DJB submitted status reports—in compliance with the NGT directions and as ordered by Supreme Court in its May 20 order—the bench said the facts stated in the status report must be verified by a panel of officers nominated by the CPCB, UPPCB and DPCC.
The court has also asked the petitioners to ascertain if compliance shown in the status report is on the ground.
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In case of discrepancies, "it shall submit proof thereof by submitting photographs, etc., along with its affidavit so as to enable the court to assess whether compliances have been made or not", the bench said. The matter is to be heard next on Oct 10.
Environment activist Abhisht Kusum Gupta, who had initiated the legal battle to clean Kondli canal in Nov 2018, said Noida Authority has submitted that of 30 drains emptying into the irrigation canal, six have dried up. Of the remaining 24, five have been tapped, leaving 19 to be addressed. "They have prepared a detailed project report for tapping six of these drains and will chalk out a plan to tap the 13 others soon," Gupta said, adding that the progress on cleaning the canal has dragged on as the petition was heard by the top court and the tribunal over the years.
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