India, April 12 -- A multi-agency push to remove illegal encroachments along the Hindon river floodplain has gained ground in Gautam Budh Nagar, with the forest department asking Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) to initiate on-ground action in compliance with National Green Tribunal (NGT) directions.

The NGT, in its July 2024 order, flagged large-scale pollution in the Hindon river due to dumping of solid waste, discharge of untreated sewage and encroachments along the floodplain, and directed multiple agencies to undertake remedial measures. During a hearing on February 16, the tribunal expressed dissatisfaction with the delay in demarcating the Hindon floodplain and sought a reply and progress report from the Utta...