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States told to comply with SC wetlands order

Hindustan Times Jaipur

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March 26, 2025

The National Wetlands Committee has decided to direct all states and Union territories to accord "top priority" to comply with the Supreme Court order on completing ground truthing and demarcation of wetlands, the Union environment ministry informed the Supreme Court on Monday.

- Jayashree Nandi

NEW DELHI:

This follows an earlier office memorandum, issued by the ministry on December 24, to chief secretaries/administrators of all states to furnish the time-bound action plans by December 31, the MoEFCC said in an affidavit filed in the court Monday, ahead of a hearing in a key case on the status of wetlands in the top court on Tuesday.

The affidavit, seen by HT, said that in compliance with an order of the top court in the Anand Arya Vs Union of India case, the ministry has sought progress report from states on a fortnightly basis.

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