‘Reconciliation of water bodies still incomplete’

The State Wetland Authority (SWA) has carried out a fresh reconciliation of all water bodies in the city, however, the activity has been done in collaboration with 17 land owning agencies and data from all of them has not been shared yet, thus presenting an incomplete picture, the SWA has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT).

- Jasjeev Gandhiok

The submission said key details such as the unique identification numbers, exact geo-coordinates and the nature of encroachments had not yet been shared completely by all agencies, despite letters sent to them in October and November.

“It is submitted that reconciliation of 1,045 water bodies in Delhi is completed through coordination with 17 land owning agencies in whose area the water body falls. According to the data available to the Wetland Authority of Delhi, khasra numbers of some water bodies are missing. These water bodies belong to the Central Public Works Department (CPWD), forest department, MCD, revenue department...” the SWA submission dated December 12 mentioned.