The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday directed the Centre and all public authorities to ensure that rainwater harvesting systems are installed in every project, including flyovers, bridges or any other construction activity carried out by the government.
A Bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, 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 rainwater harvesting systems as part of their project.
“Each department of the government as well as corporation will notify an officer, who shall be responsible for ensuring that the already installed rainwater harvesting systems and/ or that are installed in future, work efficiently and are maintained properly. Such name of <g data-gr-id="21">officer</g> and his phone number shall be put on the website of the respective departments,” the Bench said.
The Bench added that: “He shall be the officer, who will receive all complaints and ensure implementation as above directed. The quarterly report shall be submitted to a committee, which will be constituted by the Chief Secretary of NCT of Delhi and MoEF.”
The National Green Tribunal said the committee would perform all supervisory functions while ensuring due implementation of the directions and efficient working of the rainwater harvesting systems, particularly in Delhi.