India, July 26 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the district administration to submit a more detailed, tehsil-wise report on the original area and extent of encroachment on water bodies in Gautam Budh Nagar. The report must include ownership details, geographic coordinates, and original area based on 1359 fasli land records.

This directive followed the administration's submission on July 15 of a tehsil-wise summary, which the tribunal found inadequate. NGT granted an additional three weeks to compile complete data for each pond.

The hearing took place on July 17 before an NGT bench comprising chairperson justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel. The case concerns a petition filed by Noida-based applic...