India, Dec. 24 -- The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has identified and demarcated nearly 4.7 hectares of land forming part of an old water body in north Delhi's Narela and informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it will soon begin removal of encroachments from the area.

A bench headed by justice Prakash Shrivastava, while recording the submission, directed the DDA to ensure that ample buffer space is left around the water body. The tribunal has also asked the authority to file a progress report before the next hearing on March 12, 2026.

The NGT is hearing a plea filed earlier this year by a local resident, who in his original application claimed that the site is a historical water body measuring close to 7 hectares or 84 big...