<p>The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday asked the Delhi government and the civic bodies to ensure that no animal waste and blood seeps into the Yamuna due to cattle slaughter.<br /><br />A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the Aam Aadmi Party government to file a complete status report on the issue before November 30.<br /><br />"You can't permit animal waste and blood in river Yamuna. You have to regulate it somehow. You can't leave it like this. File a complete status report," the bench, also comprising expert member B S Sajwan, said.<br /><br />Advocate Pooja Kalra, appearing for North Delhi Municipal Corporation, told the green panel that slaughterhouses were being closely monitored and the violators fined.<br /><br />The observations came after a self-styled preacher, Swami Om, appearing on behalf of a religious outfit, sought immediate action in the matter saying the authorities have failed to ensure compliance with the NGT order.<br /><br />The directions came during the hearing of a plea of the religious group, Ojasvi Party, which has approached the green panel against the pollution caused due to the slaughter of cattle.<br /><br />Swami Om said the 4-day Chhath Puja began on Tuesday and people will be forced to take a dip in the polluted Yamuna if urgent directions are not given for stopping the inflow of animal blood.<br /><br />The ceremony is observed mainly by the people from Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.<br /><br />The national capital has a sizeable population of people hailing from the two states who observe it here on the banks of the Yamuna or at ponds, lakes and canals in their neighbourhood.</p>
<p>The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday asked the Delhi government and the civic bodies to ensure that no animal waste and blood seeps into the Yamuna due to cattle slaughter.<br /><br />A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked the Aam Aadmi Party government to file a complete status report on the issue before November 30.<br /><br />"You can't permit animal waste and blood in river Yamuna. You have to regulate it somehow. You can't leave it like this. File a complete status report," the bench, also comprising expert member B S Sajwan, said.<br /><br />Advocate Pooja Kalra, appearing for North Delhi Municipal Corporation, told the green panel that slaughterhouses were being closely monitored and the violators fined.<br /><br />The observations came after a self-styled preacher, Swami Om, appearing on behalf of a religious outfit, sought immediate action in the matter saying the authorities have failed to ensure compliance with the NGT order.<br /><br />The directions came during the hearing of a plea of the religious group, Ojasvi Party, which has approached the green panel against the pollution caused due to the slaughter of cattle.<br /><br />Swami Om said the 4-day Chhath Puja began on Tuesday and people will be forced to take a dip in the polluted Yamuna if urgent directions are not given for stopping the inflow of animal blood.<br /><br />The ceremony is observed mainly by the people from Bihar and eastern Uttar Pradesh.<br /><br />The national capital has a sizeable population of people hailing from the two states who observe it here on the banks of the Yamuna or at ponds, lakes and canals in their neighbourhood.</p>