New Delhi, Jan 19 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to submit its report for improving the water quality of the Yamuna river and sought to know the implementation of actions taken against the contamination of the sacred river, the largest tributary of Ganga.
A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde and comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and Vineet Saran was hearing the suo moto case of contamination of rivers by effluent in the country.
Stating that pollution-free water is a fundamental right, the top court had decided to take up the pollution of Yamuna river first in this regard.