The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking its nod for commencement of boat transport service on a section of Yamuna, prompting the green panel to see
The Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has moved the National Green Tribunal seeking its nod for commencement of boat transport service on a section of Yamuna, prompting the green panel to seek response from the Centre and Delhi government on the issue.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swata-nter Kumar issued notices to the ministry of water resources, environment ministry, Delhi government, DDA, Delhi Pollution Control Committee and others while seeking their reply by October 19.
The waterways authority has sought permission to construct environment friendly “water taxi project” on Yamuna, declared as National Waterway 110 under National Waterways Act 2016, for shipping and navigation water transport facility from Wazirabad to Fatehpur Jat (Saharanpur, UP) in accordance with the Inland Waterways Auth-or-ity of India Act, 1985, and the National Waterways Act 2016. The proposal of the project involves development of five floating terminals/jetty like structures which would be anc-hored by cables.
