A Yamuna monitoring committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has informed the green panel that the State governments of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh have failed to deposit the performance guarantee of ₹10 crore which the NGT had directed earlier.
In January, a Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel had directed the three States to deposit the amount as performance guarantee within one month, over pollution in the river.
“Central Pollution Control Board has informed the monitoring committee that none of the governments or authorities which had been directed by the NGT in the tribunal’s order dated January 29, has submitted performance guarantee. Haryana has asked to be informed about the format to be used,” read the letter from the monitoring committee headed by former Delhi Chief Secretary Shailaja Chandra and former NGT expert member Bikram S. Sajwan.
Administrative apathy
Further, the letter said that there has been “administrative apathy on the part of various implementing agencies as well as the Haryana State Pollution Control Board” with respect to the State government. The interim report, submitted by the panel, with respect to inaction on the Haryana government’s part was mentioned to the Chief Secretary, who was present before the Bench on Wednesday.
During the hearing, the Bench directed the Chief Secretary to comply with previous orders of the tribunal.
