NGT seeks revised reports on degradation of Mundka ponds

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, Updated At : 09:39 AM Sep 12, 2025 IST

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Take your experience further with Premium access. Thought-provoking Opinions, Expert Analysis, In-depth Insights and other Member Only Benefits

Yearly Premium ₹999 ₹349/Year

Yearly Premium $49 $24.99/Year

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed multiple government agencies to submit proper, authorised reports on the status of the ponds at Mundka village of West Delhi district after identifying serious lapses in earlier submissions.

After a case was filed by Dr Jeet Singh Yadav, who alleged that several ponds in the village had been encroached upon or degraded, the NGT sought status reports from respondents including the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC), the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and others. The tribunal found multiple deficiencies: missing documents, submissions by unauthorised officers and affidavits from parties not formally involved in the case.

The MD of DSIIDC and the West Delhi DC have been ordered to submit revised reports via an affidavit.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

Designed and developed by : SORTD

Unlock Exclusive Insights with The Tribune Premium

Suggested Articles