New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- The Delhi government has initiated an enquiry into illegal groundwater extraction in Paharganj for over a decade, the Delhi chief secretary told the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The chief secretary, in an affidavit, said multiple meetings have been held recently and the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has been sharing data of officials working in the Paharganj zone since 2014. Six weeks' time has been sought to submit a report naming responsible officials, quantifying damage to the exchequer and the quantum of water extracted illegally. The submission comes after the tribunal, in February 2025, called the voluntary disclosure scheme (VDS) a "scam" and noted 442 of 536 identified guesthouses continued extracting groundwater wit...