The Supreme Court sought a response from the Centre on a PIL critiquing the inaction of governments in clearing riverbed encroachments, which exacerbate droughts and floods. Petitioner Ashok Kumar Raghav highlighted illegal constructions threatening river ecology and cited multiple devastating floods, urging timely implementation of River Regulation Zone notifications to protect crucial waterways.
SC seeks Centre’s response on protecting rivers from encroachments
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