NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed five-star hotels in the national capital to seek permission from the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) for extraction of groundwater and inform it about the quantity required by them.
A bench headed by Justice RS Rathore also asked the hotels to inform CGWA since when the extraction of groundwater was being done and the monthly quantity is taken out by them. "In view of the notification (by LG), discussion of the meeting chaired by Chief Secretary of Delhi and the clarification submitted before the tribunal by Director (Environment), we consider it appropriate to direct respondent nos 1 to 6 (hotels) to approach the competent authority for seeking permission to extract groundwater and submit the quantity which is required by them. This exercise shall be done within one month," the bench said.