NOIDA, July 23 -- In its response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) over the status and action taken against encroachments on water bodies in the district, the Gautam Budh Nagar administration said except for 34 cases in Dadri, all the other cases in Sadar (Noida) and Jewar registered have been served notices to remove the encroachments, officials said.

The administration in its report submitted that there are 293 water bodies in Jewar, of which 29 have been encroached on. A total of 168 cases were registered under Section 67 of the UP Revenue Code Rules 2016, in this regard. In Sadar (Noida), there are a total 245 water bodies and 48 have been encroached on. A total of 353 cases were registered under Section 67.

In Dadri, there are ...