New Delhi, July 20 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Principal Secretary (Environment), Government of NCT of Delhi, to convene a joint meeting of officials from the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department within one week to resolve the stalemate over the physical demarcation of the Yamuna floodplain in Delhi.

A bench comprising NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Expert Member Dr Afroz Ahmad passed the direction while hearing two matters initiated based on newspaper reports concerning flooding in Delhi and the pending demarcation of the Yamuna floodplains.

The Tribunal also directed the DDA to file a further progress report at least one week before the next...