DDA flouts NGT’s guidelines, continues construction on crowded Yamuna floodplain in Delhi

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DDA flouts NGT’s guidelines, continues construction on crowded Yamuna floodplain in Delhi

The green panel has prohibited any construction on the river’s floodplain, except in exceptional cases, for which plans have to be approved in advance by the Principal Committee which was set up in 2015. However, the committee has not met in over 21 months