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The Delhi High Court has restrained the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) from continuing to inhabit the Yamuna floodplain country aft March 31, 2026.
The Bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was proceeding a petition regarding the DMRC operating batching plants and a casting gait successful the floodplain, contempt wide instructions connected December 11 to displacement from the area.
In an bid dated December 22, the Court said it was “surprising” that nary enactment was taken regarding the removal of the DMRC's batching plants and casting yard. It noted that the DMRC had approached the Court seeking an hold for the removal activities.
“Considering that DMRC is engaged successful a captious infrastructure-related task successful the metropolis of Delhi, namely the Delhi Metro and the ancillary developments, arsenic an exception, this Court deems it due to assistance clip till March 31, 2026, for dismantling of machinery, equipment, and dismantling of the batching plants, the casting yard, etc.,” the Court said.
It said that from April 1, the corp would beryllium “restrained” from utilizing immoderate of this country for its activities.
“In addition, it is directed that aft completion of the dismantling of some the [batching] plants and the gait arsenic besides the instrumentality and the machinery, DMRC successful consultation of the horticulture and the Forest Department shall guarantee that the country occupied by them being a floodplain shall beryllium near unfastened and restored to its archetypal information without immoderate debris, malba, parts of machinery, equipment, etc.,” the Court said.
It underlined that the floodplain country had to beryllium afloat cleaned of debris earlier being handed to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA). The Court directed the DDA to record a compliant study by April 10.
During the proceedings, counsel for DMRC submitted immoderate documents, according to which, determination was a hold successful activities for the removal of the machinery and dismantling due to the fact that of the imposition of GRAP restrictions, and the activities were apt to beryllium completed by March 31.
