Supreme Court of India

Nagar Panchayat Moonak and Ors. v. State of Punjab and Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 6 S.C.R. 876
Bench M. R. Shah and B. V . Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 17 August 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, now, the concerned State Government s are required to act appropriately and in time bound manner as per the 879 recommendations made in the final Model Study Report by CWPRS , Pune so that the problem of overflooding of Ghaggar basin to the detriment of 25 villages, which has remained unresolved for last many years can be resolved.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Floods – Management – Ghaggar Basin – Problem of ove r flooding of Ghaggar Basin to the detriment of 25 vi llages in the States of Punjab and Haryana – Direction to concerned States to take appropriate steps in terms of the recommendations made i n the final Model Study Report submitted by CWPRS, Pune and to take all corrective measures as suggested/recommended – There shall be periodical meetings every four weeks of the concerned stake holders to discuss the progress on implementation of the reco mmendations – Ghaggar Standing Committee to send a report after receiv ing all further

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