In its reply to a show-cause notice issued by the National Green Tribunal for discharging untreated sewage in the Yamuna River, the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam sought relief from prosecution, citing financial issues.
Sanjay Singh also accused the BJP of vandalising the Jal Board office and attacking the employees. Sanjay Singh also accused the Haryana government of releasing less water. He said that on June 6, 1002 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) of water was given which was reduced to 949 MGD on June 13.
The Supreme Court said that the Haryana government shall facilitate flow of surplus water released by Himachal Pradesh and the Delhi government will ensure there is no wastage of water.
The AAP and the main Opposition, BJP, have been at loggerheads over the alleged scam in the Delhi Jal Board.
The Delhi Jal Board on Saturday began a drive to collect water samples for testing from across the national capital, in a bid to counter a Bureau of India standards report that said all 11 specimen collected from Delhi failed quality analysis.
Delhi Jal Board Vice Chairman Dinesh Mohaniya on Thursday claimed that "irregularities" have emerged in the process of water sample collection in the city and asked Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan to fix responsibility on the officials of the Bureau of Indian Standards.
The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by city resident Pramod Kumar Jha seeking action against illegal extraction of groundwater for sale through tankers in village Jagatpur near Yamuna biodiversity park.
82% of water samples surveyed in New Delhi are contaminated with particles smaller than 5 millimetres in size.
Kanpur: A group of central government officials yesterday met local municipal authorities and the Jal Board here and discussed with them issues related to cleaning of the Ganga river.The meeting proposed to prohibit the discharge
New Delhi, Mar 10: Eighteen percent of water supplied by the Delhi Jal Board is unfit for drinking and every fifth person in the city is consuming contaminated water, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Public
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