India, Sept. 17 -- Out of the 4,033 illegal borewells in the Capital, around 3,800 have already been shut by residents, as per an action taken report submitted by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB).

The report, dated September 9 and submitted to National Green Tribunal (NGT), addressed the issue of the illegal borewells in compliance with the NGT order on May 28 this year.

"In particular, the tribunal found that categorising all 4,033 borewells under one vague head was unsatisfactory and directed DJB to clarify how identified borewells became untraceable and to verify the place and manner of closure of those stated to be closed," the report mentioned.

Following the NGT order, DJB found that 3,875 of the illegal borewells had already been closed...