Case Law Analysis
|National Green Tribunal
Suo Moto Action on Groundwater Depletion | NGT Directs CGWB to Propose Remedial Measures for Bhopal's Semi-Critical Zone : NGT (CZ)
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zone Bench, took suo moto cognizance of Bhopal's groundwater depletion crisis, directing the Central Ground Water Board to recommend urgent remedial measures to the Madhya Pradesh government. With groundwater exploitation at 79% and the city classified as semi-critical, the NGT emphasized the need for recharge structures and conservation of traditional water sources to prevent escalation to a critical zone.