India, Nov. 13 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to constitute the expanded Delhi Ridge Management Board (DRMB) within six weeks, a day after it laid the foundation for a "single window" authority to deal with preservation and protection of the'green lung' of Delhi.

A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai, passed the order after the gap was highlighted by the amicus curiae, senior advocate K Parmeshwar. "We direct the ministry of environment forests and climate change (MoEFCC) that the DRMB shall be constituted within six weeks," the order said.

This comes a day after a bench of the CJI and justice K Vinod Chandran gave statutory backing to the long-defunct DRMB, expanded its composition, and direct...