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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 25 July 2019 approved a Delhi government’s proposal to create water bodies and reservoirs on the Yamuna floodplains. The reservoirs, which will be created between Palla and Wazirabad, will store water overflowing from the Yamuna during monsoons and help recharge the groundwater. This will help tackle water crisis in the Capital. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A.K. Goel said, “In view of the fact that the project is not expected to disturb the main direction of this tribunal for rejuvenation of river Yamuna and is to be executed subject to the conditions imposed by the committee, the same may proceed in accordance with law subject to any challenge thereto.” An NGT-appointed principal committee had imposed conditions to be taken into consideration during the execution of the project.