NGT Demands Action on Yamuna Pollution from NMCG
The National Green Tribunal has called upon the National Mission for Clean Ganga and other bodies to explain their inaction against untreated sewage release into the Yamuna. This follows a plea challenging the non-compliance of the tribunal's past orders to revamp sewage infrastructure and protect the river in Uttar Pradesh.
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and other relevant authorities, directing them to clarify their non-compliance with orders to halt the discharge of untreated sewage into the Yamuna River from Vrindavan and Kosi towns in Uttar Pradesh.
The NGT bench, headed by Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava alongside experts A Senthil Vel and Afroz Ahmad, revisited a plea concerning the execution of its directives from December 2021. These directives mandated the enhancement of sewage-treatment facilities and planting initiatives to safeguard the river.
Advocate Akash Vashishtha represented Vijay Kishor Goswami, who raised concerns about the river's significance and current unfit conditions for public use. The NGT emphasized the prolonged delay in executing its instructions and has scheduled further discussions for August 4, urging responses from multiple state and central agencies.
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