Delhi: NGT makes rain harvest system mandatory for land/ flat allotment
In a recent ruling, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said that no land or house/apartment will be allotted in Delhi in the future if the structures do not have rainwater-harvesting systems in place.
Making the stipulation of rainwater-harvesting system mandatory for allotment of land or house/apartment in Delhi, an NGT bench headed by Chairperson Swatanter Kumar has revealed that all the concerned authorities have been issued directives with regard to the mandatory condition. The stipulation requires the installation of rainwater-harvesting system as well as making it operational, to contribute to recharge of ground water.
Kumar said that the public bodies, corporations, authorities and the government have been asked not to issue any completion certificates or occupancy and allotment letters to private builders or public agencies unless the mandate of having the rainwater harvesting system is duly fulfilled.
In its ruling mandating rainwater-harvesting system for allotment of land to any society, the NGT said that if the occupancy or allotment letter is issued by concerned authorities, the ‘rainwater-harvesting system’ stipulation should be recorded by the authorities “after personal inspection.”
For the efficient monitoring of the issue, the NGT has set up committees comprising representatives from the Delhi government, Delhi Jal Board, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and Central Ground Water Authority. The committees will “ensure that rain harvesting system are effective and operational, in the larger interest of the environment and, more particularly, with reference to the depleting levels of underground water.”
Source – The Indian Express
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