Najafgarh jheel                                                          

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Context:  The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed Delhi and Haryana to enforce the Environment Management Plans for the rejuvenation and protection of the Najafgarh jheel, a trans boundary wetland.

• Implementation of these action plans is to be monitored by the National Wetland Authority through the respective State Wetland Authorities.
• The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, prohibit and regulate certain activities within wetlands and their ‘zone of influence’.
• The ‘zone of influence’ or ‘no-construction buffer zone’ around the jheel is meant to be a buffer zone for holding seasonal floods where seasonal agriculture can be practised, but no construction activity will be permitted.

Measures under the integrated plan:

• Demarcating the boundary of the wetland using geo-tagged pillars
• Commissioning a hydrological assessment and species inventory.
• In-situ treatment of major drains
• Regular monitoring of the water bird population
• Relocating flow obstructions such as power sub-stations.

About Najafgarh jheel

• It is a transboundary wetland.
• It is fed by Sahibi River

https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/ngt-directs-delhi-haryana-to-enforce-najafgarh-jheel-restoration-plan-7739932/