The Delhi Jal Board is initiating the sealing of borewells at 123 hotels in Paharganj for failing to install mandatory water meters.
Reader brief
Through the Reader lens: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to explain its progress in collecting environmental fines from unauthorized dyeing units operating in Delhi. This move follows allegations that multiple units are violating environmental regulations and evading payment. The tribunal has mandated a status report on both the sealing of these facilities and the status of financial recovery efforts.
What to watch next
- Submission of the DPCC status report regarding compensation recovery
- Results of the inspection of the 24 newly identified units
- Further action by the NGT against non-compliant units
What was said4
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Sandeep Mishra
1 quote“units found closed during an initial inspection and again during a subsequent inspection were being sealed. He told the tribunal that 13 such units had been sealed and environmental damage compensation had been imposed on them.”
Varun Gulati
1 quote“no EDC had been recovered from the units so far. He also claimed that 24 additional units had been identified in the area, which were shown as locked from outside but were allegedly operating from within.”
Delhi Jal Board
1 quote“The continued operation of borewells by such non-compliant establishments without installation of the prescribed monitoring device defeats the very purpose of monitoring and regulating groundwater extraction and amounts to non-compliance with the directions of this Tribunal”
In the article
…and observed that “DJB failed to take prompt action in the matter.” In a report dated Sept 1, DJB said a total of 432 hotels or guest houses out of 555 establishments installed the required piezometers as on Aug 16. “ The continued operation of borewells by such non-compliant establishments without installation of the prescribed monitoring device defeats the very purpose of monitoring and regulating groundwater extraction and amounts to non-compliance with the directions of this Tribunal ,” said DJB. It added that it has asked the district administration to take immediate action against such units by sealing their borewells.…
National Green Tribunal
1 quote“DJB failed to take prompt action in the matter.”
In the article
…ascertained and requisite charges can be levied. After it was found in July that only 165 establishments out of 555 hotels installed the piezometers, NGT on July 17 pulled up the water utility body and observed that “ DJB failed to take prompt action in the matter. ” In a report dated Sept 1, DJB said a total of 432 hotels or guest houses out of 555 establishments installed the required piezometers as on Aug 16. “The continued operation of borewells by such non-compliant…
Sources2
- [1]The Times of India — DelhineutralNGT seeks report on environmental compensation recovery from illegal dyeing units
- [2]The Times of India — Delhineutral123 Paharganj hotels face borewell sealing for ignoring water meter rules