SC Bans Construction Activity Within 100 Metres From Edge of Rajasthan's Jojari River

Supreme Court bans construction within 100m of Rajasthan's Jojari river

The Supreme Court has imposed interim no-build and anti-pollution restrictions along Rajasthan's Jojari river. The move seeks to protect the damaged riverine ecosystem until scientific buffer lines are finalised.

SC bans construction activity within 100 metres from edge of Rajasthan's Jojari river

SC bans construction activity within 100 metres from edge of Rajasthan's Jojari river

SC Bans 'construction, Developmental Activities' Within 100m of Rajasthan's Jojari River, Imposes 500m Pollution Buffer

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the restrictions were necessary pending a scientific exercise to determine and demarcate the river's high flood line and the requisite ecological buffer zones. India News | SC Bans 'construction, Developmental Activities' Within 100m of Rajasthan's Jojari River, Imposes 500m Pollution Buffer.

Supreme Court bans construction within 100 metres of Jojari River in Rajasthan

This is the latest in a series of orders passed by the Supreme Court to protect the seasonal river, which has faced a barrage of contamination that has affected around two million lives in the water-starved State.