Response by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board regarding pollution of Hasanpur-Lodha wetland, Hapur district, Uttar Pradesh, 09/01/2025
Response by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board in the matter of Kaushalendra Kumar Vs Union of India & Others dated 09/01/2025.
The matter related to pollution and encroachment of the Hasanpur-Lodha wetland. The wetland is the largest wetland in NCR Delhi and is known as Hasanpur lake. The joint committee observed that the existing storm water drain network is inadequate due to which the overflow of the industrial drains gets accumulated on vacant industrial land, green belt. Therefore a complete replacement of the existing drains with a new storm water drainage network was suggested by the joint committee.
With respect to recording the area of the wetland, the revenue officials, Hapur carried out the demarcation of the Hasanpur lake falling within the jurisdiction of district Hapur on February 21, 2024. The joint committee observed that the domestic waste water coming from the household of the nearby two villages is being poured into the lake.