New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has observed that the existence of residential colonies in Zone ‘O’ of the Yamuna floodplains is “completely impermissible” and directed the Centre to take an urgent decision on the future of 91 unauthorised colonies housing nearly 5 to 6 lakh people in the ecologically sensitive area. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that no fresh construction can be permitted in Zone ‘O’, which forms par…
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New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) to ensure that no commercial or religious activity takes place on the Yamuna floodplains at Sur Ghat, observing that the ecologically sensitive area cannot be used even for parking purposes. A single-judge Bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh said that no activity, including parking of vehicles for commercial purposes, should be permitted on the land situated in Zone-O of the Yamuna floodplains.“It is di…