Delhi: NGT seeks report on rain water harvesting in govt buildings

“They will prepare a comprehensive report in relation to the flyovers and government buildings, whether such buildings and flyovers are having rain water harvesting system or not and if they are functional,” the bench, also comprising Justice Raghuvendra S Rathore, said. The matter was listed for hearing on September 26.

The tribunal had earlier directed the Centre and other public authorities to ensure that rain water harvesting systems are installed in every project, including flyovers, bridges or any other construction activity carried out by the government.

It had asked the Centre, Delhi government and all public authorities concerned to ensure that no project is approved without a specific stipulation in the tender documents that they would have to construct adequate capacity rain water harvesting systems as part of their project.

The directions came during the hearing of a petition filed by Mehrauli resident Vinod Kumar Jain who wanted orders to make it compulsory for all government building of 100 sq m and above to have rainwater harvesting through storage of rain water.