Gurgaon: The Haryana The government has proposed that it will declare the areas around it Najafgarh lake Take wetland, It has submitted an environmental management plan regarding the protection of the lake to the Centre. The report will eventually be submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT,
As per the plan, Haryana will notify the area under the Wetlands (Protection and Management) Rules, 2017 and initiate the process of demarcating it with geo-tagged pillars. It will also constitute a wetlands committee to oversee the entire process.
Any construction, the plan proposes, will not be permitted in the ‘hazardous area’. Haryana will also explore alternative connectivity schemes for settlements at both ends of the lake, which will significantly reduce vehicular traffic, especially when migratory birds visit the area.
Officials said that once the area around the lake is notified as a wetland, it will allow Haryana and Delhi (part of the waterway to be in the NCT) on any encroachment, prohibited activities like disposal of waste. Equal rights to be monitored. and release of untreated effluents into water bodies.
RK Chauhan, Joint Director, Department of Environment and Climate Change said, “Yes, we have submitted a plan for the conservation of Najafgarh Lake. This is a detailed report on how Haryana is planning to manage the area.”
Officials said the plan has been divided into three parts – in the first part immediate action within a year, in the next part medium measures over the next two to three years and in the last part long-term steps.
The Haryana government’s management plan was required by an NGT order hearing a petition filed by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in 2018 to conserve the lake.
The Delhi government, which is a party to the case, presented its plan in March this year. In June, the NGT had asked the Haryana chief secretary to appear with the management plan at the next hearing on October 4, but the government had sought more time. The next hearing is on January 25.
The 7 square kilometer Najafgarh Lake is important to the region as it acts as a large aquifer for groundwater recharge. Several rivers flow from the Aravalli into the lake, and further into the Yamuna. As per the plan presented by the government, the reservoir acts as a flood buffer, helps treat water and regulates temperature, and is a biodiversity hotspot.
Ritu Rao, a research scholar at TERI School of Advanced Studies working on sustainability of urban water bodies, said, “The Najafgarh lake area must be declared a wetland. Only tertiary treated sewage water should be released into the lake. The government should declare a no-construction zone up to a high flood level (contour 212.5 standard) as the area is prone to liquefaction (in the event of an earthquake, the ground begins to behave like any liquid, causing buildings in the area to It is a wetland in nature and comes under seismic zone IV.”
As per the plan, Haryana will notify the area under the Wetlands (Protection and Management) Rules, 2017 and initiate the process of demarcating it with geo-tagged pillars. It will also constitute a wetlands committee to oversee the entire process.
Any construction, the plan proposes, will not be permitted in the ‘hazardous area’. Haryana will also explore alternative connectivity schemes for settlements at both ends of the lake, which will significantly reduce vehicular traffic, especially when migratory birds visit the area.
Officials said that once the area around the lake is notified as a wetland, it will allow Haryana and Delhi (part of the waterway to be in the NCT) on any encroachment, prohibited activities like disposal of waste. Equal rights to be monitored. and release of untreated effluents into water bodies.
RK Chauhan, Joint Director, Department of Environment and Climate Change said, “Yes, we have submitted a plan for the conservation of Najafgarh Lake. This is a detailed report on how Haryana is planning to manage the area.”
Officials said the plan has been divided into three parts – in the first part immediate action within a year, in the next part medium measures over the next two to three years and in the last part long-term steps.
The Haryana government’s management plan was required by an NGT order hearing a petition filed by the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) in 2018 to conserve the lake.
The Delhi government, which is a party to the case, presented its plan in March this year. In June, the NGT had asked the Haryana chief secretary to appear with the management plan at the next hearing on October 4, but the government had sought more time. The next hearing is on January 25.
The 7 square kilometer Najafgarh Lake is important to the region as it acts as a large aquifer for groundwater recharge. Several rivers flow from the Aravalli into the lake, and further into the Yamuna. As per the plan presented by the government, the reservoir acts as a flood buffer, helps treat water and regulates temperature, and is a biodiversity hotspot.
Ritu Rao, a research scholar at TERI School of Advanced Studies working on sustainability of urban water bodies, said, “The Najafgarh lake area must be declared a wetland. Only tertiary treated sewage water should be released into the lake. The government should declare a no-construction zone up to a high flood level (contour 212.5 standard) as the area is prone to liquefaction (in the event of an earthquake, the ground begins to behave like any liquid, causing buildings in the area to It is a wetland in nature and comes under seismic zone IV.”
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