Nainital, The Uttarakhand Excessive Court docket on Tuesday ordered the elimination of particles from the Rispana river apart from seasonal streams, and the identification of unauthorised constructions on water our bodies within the Vikas Nagar space of Dehradun district.
Excessive Court docket orders elimination of particles from water our bodies in Dehradun district
The order was issued by a bench comprising Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Alok Mehra whereas listening to three PILs filed by Dehradun residents Urmila Thapa, Renu Paul and Ajay Narayan Sharma.
It was alleged within the PILs that the fixed dumping of particles within the rivers and streams has led to encroachment. It was additionally killing the native and seasonal streams that contribute to the Rispana river, the PILs stated.
The court docket had handed the same order earlier too saying that the particles ought to be eliminated as it’s a query of the survival of future generations.
The identical bench of the excessive court docket had stated, “If we continue with this, the future generations will curse us”.
The Chief Justice additionally stated these streams assist in stopping landslides. If the particles retains piling up, the streams will go haywire, inflicting floods, land erosion and landslides.
RK Sudhanshu, principal secretary , Nitesh Jha, secretary , Surendra Narayan Pandey, secretary additionally attended the listening to through video conferencing.
In an affidavit filed by the secretaries and the municipal company, it was stated that by the top of June, all buildings will likely be eliminated topic to the overview of the environmental board.
The court docket stated the primary problems with the PIL had been associated to the elimination of particles from seasonal streams in addition to rivers and figuring out the buildings that had been constructed on water our bodies.
The Excessive Court docket requested the officers to conduct a survey to determine such buildings constructed on water our bodies and take away them.
The court docket additionally prompt the usage of GPS to determine such buildings.
Whereas the Advocate Basic claimed {that a} comparable matter has additionally been addressed by the NGT, the chief standing counsel identified that Namami Gange Challenge protects water our bodies.
The Excessive Court docket stated that any development with out the sanctioned plan ought to be stopped.
Sanctions granted to people within the neighborhood of the stated rivers be produced earlier than the court docket for scrutiny, the court docket stated.
It additionally requested the officers to supply a survey report of the Vikas Nagar space earlier than the court docket.