New Delhi, Oct 16 The National Green Tribunal has sought a response from the Irrigation and Flood Control Department and the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd on stagnant wastewater in northwest Delhi's Kirari area.
The green body was hearing a matter it had taken suo motu cognisance of based on a newspaper report about the area's deplorable condition.
In an October 13 order, made available on Friday, a bench of NGT chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Afroz Ahmad noted that the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) filed its reply affidavit on August 11 this year, stating that waterlogging occurs in and around Sharma Colony, Kirari, particularly during the monsoon season.
The bench also noted that, according to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Irrigation and Flood Control Department and the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd are responsible for maintaining the area, which was an unauthorised colony.
Impleading both as parties or respondents, the tribunal directed them to file their replies before the next date of hearing on February 5.
