The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday directed the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) to furnish the expenditure plan under the current budget on river Yamuna with respect to water and sewage sector.
“The DJB shall provide us the plan expenditure under the current budget both in relation to water and sewage sector. This order is without prejudice to the right which might be available to the parties,” a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar said and fixed the matter for hearing on April 19.
The tribunal, which had restrained DJB from spending money on Yamuna, had earlier asked it to submit complete details of works they plan to complete and the funds required for them.
Earlier, it had directed DJB not to surrender the amount allocated to it in the last fiscal for rejuvenation of Yamuna to the Delhi government.
The tribunal had also made it clear that the board would spend these funds during the year for implementation of its ‘Maili se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalisation Project’
On March 21, the tribunal had slammed DJB for spending money on Yamuna without its permission and directed it not to spend a “single penny” on rejuvenation of the river without its approval. — PTI
On March 21, the tribunal had slammed DJB for spending money on Yamuna without its permission
