{"id":47106,"date":"2017-02-23T09:54:37","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T04:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=47106"},"modified":"2017-02-23T09:54:37","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T04:24:37","slug":"haryana-recognises-najafgarh-lake-water-body","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/haryana-recognises-najafgarh-lake-water-body","title":{"rendered":"Haryana recognises Najafgarh lake as a water body"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_46471\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46471\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/NGT.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"46471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/ngt-asks-delhi-government-report-quality-water\/ngt-10\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/NGT.jpg?fit=297%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"297,170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NGT\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/NGT.jpg?fit=297%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-46471 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/NGT.jpg?resize=297%2C170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Haryana recognises Najafgarh lake as a water body\" width=\"297\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/NGT.jpg?w=297&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/01\/NGT.jpg?resize=150%2C86&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Haryana recognises Najafgarh lake as a water body<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After claiming there was no natural lake in the Najafgarh area, the Haryana government has now taken a U-turn by telling the National Green Tribunal that it has been accepted as a water body.<\/p>\n<p>The re-designation would enable the governments of Haryana and Delhi to check construction and other activities in the dried up water body and restore its natural beauty.<\/p>\n<p>The M L Khattar government informed a bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter that the matter however has still to be approved by the competent authority of the state government and it was under process.<\/p>\n<p>The state government had earlier claimed that there was no natural lake in Najafgarh but only a &#8220;low-lying area&#8221; existed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The counsel for Haryana submits that in original application no 325 of 2015 titled as Lt Col Sarvadaman Singh Oberoi Vs Union of India &amp; ors, the state government has taken the stand that the Najafgarh jheel (lake) has been accepted to be a water body and the government has decided to identify the said water body and approval in that behalf is under process.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He says, however, the matter still has to receive approval from the competent authority in the state government.<\/p>\n<p>In light of that, nothing survives in this application and the same is disposed of,&#8221; the bench said.<\/p>\n<p>Noting the submissions, the NGT directed Delhi government to take &#8220;appropriate steps in accordance with law&#8221; with regard to the Najafgarh lake in view of the statement made by Haryana government.<\/p>\n<p>The submission came in response to a plea filed by an NGO Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural heritage (INTACH) seeking directions to Delhi and Haryana governments seeking revival of the &#8216;jheel&#8217; (lake in Urdu), as almost equal parts of it fell in the two states.<\/p>\n<p>INTACH had alleged that the large-scale construction work done in the floodplain of the Najafgarh nallah and the lake had drained the area.<\/p>\n<p>It had claimed that sectors 106, 107,108 of Gurgaon were being constructed in the &#8220;high flood level&#8221; area of the lake, while some construction was also going on in the Delhi side.<\/p>\n<p>Located in south west Delhi and Haryana, the lake takes its name from the Najafgarh town. The lake used to be connected to the river Yamuna by a natural shallow nullah or drain called the Najafgarh nullah and the area used to be known for a natural bird sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>( Source &#8211; PTI )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After claiming there was no natural lake in the Najafgarh area, the Haryana government has now taken a U-turn by telling the National Green Tribunal that it has been accepted as a water body. 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