A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed with the Delhi High Court highlights a year-long sewer overflow crisis causing water contamination and waterborne diseases. The PIL, filed by NGO Social Jurist, attributes the issue to insufficient desilting, reduced sewer cleaning resources, and outdated infrastructure.
The Delhi High Court today criticized the police and MCD for negligence in the drowning of three civil services aspirants. It transferred the probe to the CBI and emphasized the need for a thorough investigation, cautioning against leniency for those in power and directing the Delhi Police to resist external pressures in conducting a scientific investigation.
Judicial Magistrate Vinod Kumar of Tis Hazari Courts today denied bail to SUV driver Manuj Kathuria and basement owners Tejinder Singh, Parvinder Singh, Harvinder Singh, and Sarabjeet Singh in the case of three civil services aspirants’ deaths. Delhi High Court questioned the police’s arrest of the driver and scheduled the next hearing for August 2.
The Supreme Court allowed desilting of Rajasthan’s Bisalpur Dam to address severe water shortages, overriding the NGT’s ban until July. The Rajasthan government stressed the dam’s vital role in supplying water to Jaipur, Ajmer, and Tonk. The decision aims to mitigate the urgent water crisis in these districts, affecting around 3.5 million people.
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