NGT Directs MCD to Expedite Desilting Defence Colony Drain

NGT directs MCD to expedite desilting Defence Colony drain

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that it has desilted nearly 80% of the Defence Colony’s stormwater drain and expects to finish the entire work by July 31, as per an order by the green court. The NGT has directed the civic body, which has missed multiple deadlines for the desilting work in the south Delhi colony, to expedite the work. In a report to the tribunal on July 4, the municipality state…