The Valmiki community has opposed land acquisition process of a plot in Najafgarh, southwest Delhi, earmarked for the building of an STP (Sewage Treatment Plant) citing it as a cremation ground for their exclusive use. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday rapped the Delhi government and other concerned authorities saying their lack of action in the matter is delaying the court's 'Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna' plan. The order came after representatives of Valmiki community from the Dichaon Kalan village told the bench that the land on which DJB was planning to set up STP was a cremation ground. DJB CEO had then told the NGT that out of the total fund of Rs 1,755 crore allocated to the board, Rs 939 crore was for water and Rs 816 crore for sewage. Of this, Rs 351 crore had been spent on the sewage head on maintenance and the projects allowed by the committee constituted by the tribunal.

Source: India Today December 02, 2017 00:56 UTC