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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the concerned authorities to take prompt action to complete the desilting work from several drains along Barapullah, Kushak and Sunehri Pul in Delhi. The NGT said it has been observed that the silt removed from the drain remains on its banks and flows back into it when it rains. The NGT was hearing a plea on the discharge of effluents into the Yamuna river through drains and related issues including setting up of sewage treatment plants (STPs) and desilting and dredging of drains. It has also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for filing a late reply on the matter.
On August 13, while hearing on the removal of silt from the drains, the tribunal had sought a reply from the DJB within two weeks. The bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Srivastava, Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and expert member A Senthil Vel said in its order that the DJB filed its report late. This has hampered the proceedings. The bench said that the competent authority of the DJB will have the right to find out the officer responsible for the delay in filing the report and recover the cost from him.
Regarding the removal of silt from the drains, the tribunal said that prompt action is required to complete the process of desilting. The silt removed from the drain is kept on the banks of the drain at some places, which flows back into the drain due to rain. In such a situation, the responsible and concerned officials are instructed to take simultaneous steps to remove the silt from the drains and take it to the appropriate place.