New Delhi, April 16 -- : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Secretary of the jal shakti ministry to hold a joint meeting with the nominees of the sports ministry, representatives of BCCI and CPCB, within one month, to consider regulation on extracting groundwater for maintenance of cricket playgrounds.
The NGT on Thursday, while disposing of an application, also stated that the said meeting should consider prohibiting the use of groundwater for maintenance of the playgrounds -- at least during the time in which no match is being played --, exploring utilisation of STP treated water for maintaining the playgrounds and ensuring that effective rainwater harvesting or water storage or recharging systems are installed in all pla...