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The Supreme Court has directed the Centre and the National Mission for Ganga Authority to record a study detailing the presumption of encroachments connected the banks of the River Ganga crossed each the States done which it flows oregon passes.
A Bench headed by Justice J.B. Pardiwala ordered the Union authorities and the Authority to supply details of the measures taken to meaningfully instrumentality an October 7, 2016 notification issued by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation connected the rejuvenation, protection, absorption and ecological travel of the stream and its tributaries, which are choked by integrative discarded and riddled with amerciable structures connected the banks.
The court, successful its bid published connected Saturday (March 14, 2026), noted that the Authority had past fixed an update connected the stream successful 2024. In that affidavit, it had drawn the court’s attraction to “encroachments each implicit the banks and periphery of River Ganga” successful each the basin States.
Advocate Akash Vashishtha, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that encroachments proceed to beryllium on the stream banks.
“What are the impediments oregon hurdles coming successful the mode of the Authority successful giving effect to the amended and effectual implementation of the Notification? What steps the Authority intends to instrumentality to support the stream Ganga passing done each the States, and guarantee that the stream plains and banks are escaped of each encroachments?” the tribunal asked.
The tribunal has besides sought details successful the presumption study connected the presumption of floodplain demarcation crossed States linked to the river.
The tribunal listed the lawsuit for further proceeding connected April 23, 2026.
