The Supreme Court today rebuked the Centre and the Delhi government for failing to take any action even in the wake of an impending water crisis that is likely to grip Delhi in the next two years. A Bench of Justice Madan B Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta was hearing a PIL filed by MC Mehta relating to unauthorised construction in Delhi. During the previous hearing, the issue of declining groundwater level in Delhi was brought up. The Court had asked the Delhi Government, Delhi pollution Board and the Ministry of Water Resources to make recommendations on how to tackle […]
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