India, Feb. 12 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), seeking response on why a part of land of a water body in southwest Delhi's Goyla Khurd was handed over to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to build an elevated road.

NGT in October last year took suo moto cognisance of a news report that mentioned the NHAI had built a highway over a protected water body. Subsequently, notices were issued noticed to the NHAI, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the State Wetland Authority (SWA). NGT, in its February 6 order, said responses by the DPCC and NHAI suggest that the land belongs to DDA.

Protected water bodies are legally designated under the Wetland Authori...