Status report on behalf of Delhi Jal Board in compliance of NGT order dated September 20, 2024.

The NGT, December 24, 2024 directed Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) among others to file their reply before Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal on the matter of a gas leak from a drain in Jaipur resulting in the hospitalization of 10 students of coaching institute in city’s Mahesh Nagar area. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Regional Officer, Rajasthan and District Magistrate, Jaipur was also directed to file their reply.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Satyam Shekhar Vs District Conservator Forest (Alwar) & Others dated 05/12/2024.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 21/11/2024.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nirmal Kumar Tripathi Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 09/04/2024.

The NGT said that the geo-physical setting of the city of Deoria results in serious water logging problems during monsoon. Thus, the project scheme of storm water drainage planned in Deoria for the control of waterlogging problems should be undertaken. "However, slabs on the top should only be on those location/places where requirement/necessity of right of the way arises," the order said.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Balkrishna Yadav & Others Vs West Central Railways & Others dated 06/03/2024.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sunil Kumar Aledia Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 26/02/2024.

In the Original Application (OA), the grievance was raised about discharge of sewage in storm water drain passing through Malviya Nagar Vidhan Sabha to Greater Kailash, Vidhan Sabha by joining sewer line to storm water drain by Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for last three years and converting fresh water of storm water drain into sewage damaging environment and causing health hazard.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/12/2023.

The matter related to the foul smell emitted from the drain flowing on the backside of houses of Greater Kailash, Delhi. The Kushak drain is open near the backside of their houses. The Kushak drain is part of the Barapullah Drain. The Barapullah storm water drain outfalls into the river Yamuna.

As per the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) report there are three main causes of the emitting of foul smell from the open area of drain. They are

Report filed by the Wetland Authority of India regarding the remedial action taken to ensure rejuvenation of the Najafgarh Jheel (lake) situated on the Delhi-Gurgaon border.

The water body falls partly in NCT of Delhi and partly in Haryana. The monitoring of water quality is being done on a quarterly basis by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC).