The NGT orders Uttar Pradesh to report on Varuna and Assi floodplain demarcation and directs NMCG to investigate Namami Gange Programme in Bihar's Samastipur district.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Uttar Pradesh government to submit a report on the steps taken for demarcation of floodplain zones of the Varuna and Assi, Ganga's tributaries in Varanasi district. The NGT is also directing the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to look into some villages in Bihar's Samastipur district not included in the Namami Gange Programme, following claims that no work has been undertaken under the programme in the district.

March 02, 2024
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