SC seeks status report on Yamuna water quality
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Let us know the extent to which States have applied recommendations, it tells panel
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a status report from the National Green Tribunal-appointed River Yamuna Monitoring Committee led by former Delhi Chief Secretary Shailaja Chandra about its suggestions to enhance the quality of water and the extent to which the States have applied their recommendations.
A Bench led by Chief Justice Sharad A. Bobde accepted the submission by senior advocate and amicus curiae Meenakshi Arora that the Committee, which additionally includes former NGT knowledgeable member B.S. Sajwan, ought to be roped in for the good thing about its expertise and work on the river.
“The committee is overseeing the programme on the Yamuna. It will help us know about the status of sewage treatment plants etc. A detailed status report should be sought from it on its recommendations and their implementation till date,” Ms. Arora submitted.
Suo motu cognisance
The Supreme Court had, on January 13, taken suo motu cognisance of the contamination of rivers by sewage effluents via lapses dedicated by municipalities, saying “open surface water resources including rivers are the lifeline of human civilisation”.
“Deterioration of quality of fresh water has a direct co-relation with the quality of public health… The right to clean environment, and further, pollution-free water, has been protected under the broad rubric of the right to life,” a three-judge Bench led by the Chief Justice had stated.
The court docket had determined to begin its suo motu train with the case of Yamuna.
PIL registered
The suo motu PIL was registered after the Delhi Jal Board, represented by advocate Shadan Farasat, accused Haryana of discharging pollution into the Yamuna, as a result of which there was an alarming enhance in ammonia ranges.
The PIL titled “Remediation of polluted rivers” was registered and the court docket had issued notices to the Centre, the Ministries of Environment and Housing and Urban Affairs and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
The court docket had additionally sought response from Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
On Tuesday, it included Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan as events.
“It is the duty of the State to ensure access to clean drinking water which is included in right to life… The mandate of law is clear as far as setting up of sewage treatment plants and stoppage of sewage effluents in surface water are concerned, but it is often found that either the sewage is not treated through a plant before being discharged or the treatment plants are not functional,” the court docket had stated in its order on January 13.
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