India, Feb. 21 -- NGT raps Delhi government for ignoring court order to protect Ridge Four years have passed since the National Green Tribunal (NGT) passed the order to protect the Delhi Ridge, yet no efforts have been taken by the authorities to comply with the order, the tribunal noted February 17, 2025.

The court granted the Delhi government two weeks to submit a new affidavit and clarify why action should not be taken against the relevant authorities under the NGT Act, 2010. The next hearing is scheduled for April 9, 2025.

NGT's directive from January 15, 2021, regarding the finalisation of the notification under Section 20 of the Forest Act, 1972, remains unfulfilled. It highlighted the Ridge's crucial function as Delhi's green lu...