Ghaziabad, March 9 (IANS) Following a petition filed by an environment activist, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has appointed a commissioner to prepare a report on the massive concretisation of Ghaziabad.
The court appointed the commission last Tuesday (March 3) on activist Akash Vashishtha's plea stating that Ghaziabad, declared as a 'critical area' by the Central Ground Water Authority due to over-exploitation of ground water resources, is witnessing a fall in the water-level.
The water-level fell from 16.46 metres below ground level (mbgl) in 2005 to 19.44 mbgl in 2010.
It said the concerned agencies, especially Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA) and Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam, have failed to install rain water harvesting systems at public places, parks, and buildings.
The practice of concretisation of soiled, green areas is a violation of the Biological Diversity Act 2002, the petition said.
The petitioner urged the NGT to issue direction to the Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation to extend its guidelines, dated July 21, 2000, on greening of urban areas, for the whole of the country and submit compliance.
Because such mindless concretisation is affecting the health of the residents of the city and it is in violation of the Environment Protection Act, 1986, it was requested that GDA and Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam be directed to conduct a tree census in Ghaziabad.
Delhi Budget 2023: 'Please don't stop Delhi's budget...', CM Kejriwal's letter to PM Modi
The Delhi government's budget will not be presented in the assembly on Tuesday. This is because t
How Mumbai police officer Sachin Vaje became controversial in Mukesh Ambani case
Amid the growing demand for the arrest of police officer Sachin Waze by the opposition party BJP
Dream Girl 2 Box Office Collection Day 14: The pace of Ayushmann Khurrana's film Dream Girl 2 has
North Korea's drone violates airspace after five years, South Korea's army gives a befitting reply
South Korea's military says it fired warning shots after a North Korean drone violated the south'
Moto G 5G: India's cheapest 5G smartphone launch, will compete with this mobile
Motorola has launched the lowest priced 5G smartphone in the Indian market. The company has price
Geopolitical and health challenges in China are now becoming overwhelming for him. Apple's suppli
Tim Clarke, chairman of Emirates, one of the world's largest airlines, has said that it is not ea
When Indian nurses arrived in Dubai to help in the battle with Corona, see how welcome
New Delhi: On the one hand in the Coronavirus, Indians stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Corona havoc: Vigilance increased after children of 9 schools of Ghaziabad got Covid-19 infection
The School and Health Department has increased vigilance after school students of Ghaziabad were
Bollywood veteran Naseeruddin Shah had reacted in support of singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Monda
