New Delhi, March 5 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the additional chief secretary of the irrigation and flood control department (I&FC) of the Delhi government to ensure that the covered portions of the Kushak and Sunehri Pul drain are de-silted, after the department said it had no expertise nor the powers to break open the covered area.
The tribunal said the additional chief secretary needs to submit a fresh affidavit on how the portions will be de-silted, after consulting both the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi chief secretary.
NGT is hearing multiple pleas about Delhi's stormwater drains, with residents of Nizamuddin West, Defence Colony, and Shahdara, among others, seeking action against the sewag...