One lake vanishes
Delhi government makes a lake and a marshland disappear
the Delhi government appears to be determined to construct buildings on lakes instead of restoring them. On August 17, the government filed an affidavit in the Delhi High Court saying the Mayapuri lake and Jehangirpuri marshland are not waterbodies and can be used for development activity. The affidavit was filed in connection with the public interest petition by non-profit tapas that has sought restoration of the waterbodies of Delhi. The petition is being heard in the high court since 2000. This year, the non-profit moved a separate application to save the Mayapuri and Jehangirpuri waterbodies after the Delhi government denied their existence in a (Right to Information) rti reply.
The government
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