Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item Titled "Deep Dive into illegal Water Business" appearing in the Times of India dated 02.04.2025 dated 04/04/2025.

The original application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled “Deep Dive into Illegal Water Business” appearing in the Times of India dated 02.04.2025.” The matter related to the illegal extraction of groundwater along the Yamuna riverbed abutting Noida link road at Mayur Vihar in Delhi.

Status report on behalf of Delhi Development Authority in terms of the National Green Tribunal order dated February 6, 2025.

The matter related to encroachments along the 22 km stretch of Yamuna flood plains and action taken. The DDA report, April 2, 2025 places on record the efforts being taken to comply with the various orders of the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court, the National Green Tribunal for removal of encroachments from the Yamuna flood plains.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 01/04/2025. In the application, the tribunal is considering the issue of preservation and rejuvenation of Khokhari river, a rain - fed tributary of river Yamuna at Shamli and Saharanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh. There is also an allegation of encroachment and pollution in the river. On March 1, 2024 notices were issued to the respondents.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Somveer Singh Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 01/04/2025.

The applicant has alleged that there is a pond existing in khasra number 440, measuring 1.442 hectares located in Gram Panchayat Dadri, development block Sardhana, tehsil Sardhana, district Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ram Kumar Vs State of Bihar & Others dated 24/03/2025.

An application was filed before the NGT based on a newspaper article published in the Dainik Bhaskar, December 10, 2024. The article talked about illegal construction and encroachment of a waterbody (pokhara) which is being used as a waste disposal place creating environmental hazards. The applicant said that the site should be developed under the Jal Jeevan Hariyali scheme.

Action taken report by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in compliance of NGT order dated August 28, 2024 and January 8, 2025. The matter related to illegal extraction of groundwater by illegal borewells.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Executive Officer, Nagar Panchayat Parishad, Farid Nagar Vs Paryavaran Mitra & Others dated 17/03/2025.

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of State of Rajasthan & Others Vs Ashok Malik & Others dated 17/03/2025.

The SC accepted the statement made in the affidavit by the Chief Secretary, state of Rajasthan to relocate the structures inside the Seven Wonders Park along the Ana Sagar Lake in Ajmer within a period six months.

Report by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) in the matter of Haider Ali Vs Union of India & Others dated 17/03/2025.

The NGT vide order dated November 26, 2024 directed CGWA to compile the information with respect to cricket stadiums and tabulate it specifically including the status of borewells, extent of groundwater drawal, permission for the borewell, status of use of STP treated water and status of RWHS installed in the stadiums, the environmental compensation imposed and the status of deposit of environmental compensation.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bharatiya Kisan Union Purwa through its Secretary Vs Union of India Ministry of Jal Shakti & Others dated 07/03/2025.

The grievance of the applicant is that railway bridge between Daraganj and Jhunsi is being constructed on the flood plains of river Ganga and across the river Ganga without any prior approval from National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG). There was a further allegation that the project proponent was throwing muck in the river during the course of construction.