NGT asks Haryana, Delhi to prepare plan for Najafgarh lake
(WorldNews India)

The National Green Tribunal on Thursday asked Delhi and Haryana to prepare a joint environment management plan for Najafgarh lake in three months. The Environment Ministry has been asked to steer the proceedings for the plan with the assistance of the Central Pollution Control Board. The directive comes after a report filed by Haryana before the NGT in October 2019, under proceedings of an application by INTACH, stated the area could be a private land and not a wetland. The NGT bench had then noted that there was a 1983 gazette notification which showed the area to be a lake, and had asked Gurgaon Deputy Commissioner to look into previous revenue records. On Thursday, the Gurgaon DM...