Delhi Metro | NGT slams DMRC on use of groundwater without permission
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to stop the extraction of groundwater from borewells that are running illegally in Delhi. The tribunal made it very clear to DMRC that they can only use water from those borewells for which it has permission. A bench headed by Justice Raghavendra S Rathore passed the order after it was informed that Delhi Metro had permission for only 164 borewells. The green panel also directed DMRC to seek permission for water extraction through borewells from the Central Ground Water Authority and inform it after getting the requisite approvals. Advocate Kush Sharma said that “the DMRC has installed illegal borewells right under the nose of authorities, but no action has been taken till date.” Mr. Kush Kalra said that “the DMRC was extracting groundwater instead of using wastewater to wash its trains, resulting in depletion of the water table.” It had contended that if any i...