NOIDA: The deadline for several builders to file their respective replies in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in the ongoing case over alleged illegal groundwater extraction in projects in Greater Noida West has passed. Forty-one builders have been asked to respond to the lawsuit, but only three have so far submitted responses. Earlier, the builders had sought extension to submit their responses citing confusion over the number of respondents in each. They have been granted an extension and the new deadline was last week, but most have not been able to submit their responses. On April 29, the NGT bench comprising Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Member Justice Sudhir Agarwal said: Respondents stated that there was some confusion about the respondent number of the political party they represented. The party's notes have already been uploaded to the website, so the party can collate them and, if necessary, he has 10 days from today to properly apply for amendment of the respondent number in the reply. Masu. “However, although the final disclaimer was granted on the previous date, in view of the circumstances of the case, all other respondents who have not filed their responses so far have been granted the final disclaimer for one week from today. The panel is hearing an ongoing case filed by appellants Pradeep Dahariya and Prasoon Pant in May 2022. The petition claimed that around 63 projects are extracting groundwater in Greater Noida West. “Constructors are only giving excuses to the NGT and have not submitted responses. Delay in judgment will only worsen the situation. Groundwater extraction is going on at a rapid pace, which has adversely affected the groundwater level. “There are,” Pradeep Dahariya said. In 2023, a committee comprising the district administration, UPPCB and CGWA had recommended imposing a fine of Rs 300 million on the builder. officials said.
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