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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has called for commercial entities to follow new rules for getting permission to extract groundwater. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) will now form the basis of granting such permissions, the NGT bench said.

The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti (water) and the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) were ordered by the NGT July 20, 2020 to ensure no general permission was given for withdrawing groundwater, particularly to any commercial entity.

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NGT wants groundwater extraction based on EIA only
on based on EIA only Tribunal calls for doing away with general permissions given to commercial entities to withdraw groundwater NEXT NEWS ❯ By Shreya Verma Last Updated: Tuesday 04 August 2020 <span>The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has called for commercial entities to follow new rules for getting permission to extract groundwater. Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) will now form the basis of granting such permissions, the NGT bench said. The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti (water) and the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) were ordered by the NGT July 20, 2020 to ensure no general permission was given for withdrawing groundwater, particularly to any commercial entity. NGT Chairperson AK Goel said: There must be no general permission for withdrawal of groundwater, particularly to any commercial entity, without EIA of such activity on individual assess


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