NEW DELHI: The national green
tribunal has asked DDA to prepare a plan for removal of all encroachments from
the Yamuna riverbed falling under Zone 'O' of the Master Plan by July 17. While
hearing the case of Manoj Misra against the Union of India over dumping of
debris on the Yamuna river bed, a five-member bench headed by NGT chairperson
Swatanter Kumar also observed that affidavits submitted by government
departments and Delhi Metro stating how much debris had been dumped by each of
them and what had been done to remove it from the riverbed were incorrect. "Affidavits
on behalf of the public authorities including DDA, PWD, CPWD, DMRC, state of
Uttar Pradesh and different corporations have been filed and we have no
hesitation in noticing that these affidavits are entirely incorrect and do not
comply with the directions contained in our orders," the order says.
The
court has now asked all heads of department including the vice-chairman of DDA,
directors general of CPWD and PWD, chief secretaries of UP and Delhi and
municipal commissioners of Delhi to file fresh affidavits stating how much
debris, construction and demolition waste has been generated by each agency in
the last 10 years, where this debris has been dumped as per the their contracts
and a list of contractors hired by these authorities who have worked on
different projects and the payments made to each.
The
affidavits are to include steps taken for removal of the debris till May 23 and
the extent of removal of debris till the next date of hearing on July 17. The
affidavits are to be submitted in court within the next six weeks.
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