The Nationwide Inexperienced Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration and Noida authority to clearly outline the floodplain zones of the Yamuna and its tributary, the Hindon and to submit a report on it in two months.
The path got here whereas listening to a petition filed in April by Larger Noida resident Mahesh Kumar, who alleged that the floodplains of Hindon had been being closely encroached on.
Notably, floodplains of the Yamuna, which separates Gautam Budh Nagar from Haryana and Delhi and the Hindon, which passes via round 28 villages earlier than assembly the Yamuna at Momnathal in Gautam Budh Nagar, have been reeling beneath heavy encroachment. The state of affairs was uncovered in the course of the latest floods when a whole lot of institutions situated on the floodplains of the 2 rivers had been left submerged.
In his petition, Mahesh Kumar referred to the NGT’s Might 20, 2013, order stating that no unauthorised development can come up on the Yamuna’s floodplain zone and all development on the floodplains must be deemed unauthorised and mandatory motion initiated towards violators.
Kumar additional stated the floodplains of the Hindon, in Lakhnawali village, had been encroached on by round 250 unlawful institutions.
Whereas listening to the petition lodged by the Larger Noida resident on July 27, a bench comprising appearing chairperson Sheo Kumar Singh, justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and knowledgeable member A Senthil Vel ordered the Gautam Budh Nagar district Justice of the Peace Manish Kumar Verma to refer to the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Safety and Administration) Authorities Order, 2016. The order additional requested the administration to refer to the ministry of atmosphere, forest and local weather change’s 2022 tips for industries in shut proximity to the river, for getting ready the report.
In April, the tribunal ordered the district administration, Noida authority, and the irrigation division to take mandatory steps following which, district administration had, on July 25, submitted that plot 507 talked about within the plea fell throughout the notified space of Larger Noida authority and plot 652 and 673 fell beneath the Noida authority limits.
Gautam Budh Nagar district administration additional acknowledged that every one three plots had been situated on Hindon floodplains and had quite a few residential buildings and colonies on it.
Through the listening to, the bench referred to one other petition filed by the proprietor of a farmhouse on Yamuna floodplains, Manoj Singh, the place he had urged the tribunal to direct Noida authority to clearly outline the floodplains of Yamuna.
Petitioner Manoj Singh stated the authorities involved had, in June this 12 months, tried to demolish the farmhouses however the transfer was opposed within the absence of clearly outlined floodplain zones. The petitioner later obtained a keep on the demolition from the Allahabad excessive courtroom.
“Now we have urged the NGT to direct the authorities regarding to fist conduct inspections and clearly outline the floodplains earlier than taking over demolition train”.
Referring to the plea filed by Manoj Singh, the NGT ordered the Gautam Budh Nagar district administration and Noida authority to clearly demarcate the floodplain areas of Yamuna and Hindon and produce a report earlier than the tribunal inside two months. The NGT has set November 2, 2023, as the subsequent date of listening to.
District Justice of the Peace Manish Kumar Verma, in the meantime, stated they’re but to obtain a duplicate of the order. “Mandatory motion will probably be taken in accordance with the order issued,” he stated.