New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has castigated Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and slapped a fine on it for not filing its response on a plea alleging that Delhi Metro was extracting groundwater to wash its trains, despite promising to do so in a few days a fortnight ago.
A bench headed by Justice UD Salvi slammed the counsel for DJB and slapped a fine of Rs 2000 on the department for making "loose statements" before it.
"DJB had made a statement on August 22, 2016 that the reply will be filed within two to three days. No reply has been filed till date...We deprecate this practice of making loose statements before the Tribunal. We, therefore, saddle the DJB with the cost of Rs 2,000," the bench said.
The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Delhi resident Kush Kalra who had alleged that DMRC was extracting groundwater instead of using wastewater to wash its trains, resulting in depletion of water table.
Referring to a RTI reply, the plea said that DMRC's water requirement was met through borewells and DJB connection. It also said that in order to draw water from the borewell, 3 to 5 HP pumps were used.
"Around 400 to 500 litres of groundwater is used for washing of one metro train. The water, after washing of metro train, is sent to Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). The treated water is then used for gardening and the excess sent to drains," the RTI reply had revealed.
In another response, a list of metro stations that had been granted such permissions was provided to DMRC, the plea had said while referring to the contradiction between the responses.
A bench headed by Justice UD Salvi slammed the counsel for DJB and slapped a fine of Rs 2000 on the department for making "loose statements" before it.
"DJB had made a statement on August 22, 2016 that the reply will be filed within two to three days. No reply has been filed till date...We deprecate this practice of making loose statements before the Tribunal. We, therefore, saddle the DJB with the cost of Rs 2,000," the bench said.
The tribunal was hearing a plea filed by Delhi resident Kush Kalra who had alleged that DMRC was extracting groundwater instead of using wastewater to wash its trains, resulting in depletion of water table.
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Referring to a RTI reply, the plea said that DMRC's water requirement was met through borewells and DJB connection. It also said that in order to draw water from the borewell, 3 to 5 HP pumps were used.
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"Around 400 to 500 litres of groundwater is used for washing of one metro train. The water, after washing of metro train, is sent to Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP). The treated water is then used for gardening and the excess sent to drains," the RTI reply had revealed.
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In another response, a list of metro stations that had been granted such permissions was provided to DMRC, the plea had said while referring to the contradiction between the responses.
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