605 Schools Are Fined By Delhi Government For Failing To Install Rainwater Harvesting System
605 Private schools in the national capital may lose their recognition if they do not deposit 5 lac environmental compensation over failing to install rainwater harvesting system mandated by National Green Tribunal (NGT).
The NGT had in 2017 directed all Delhi government and private schools as well as colleges to install rainwater harvesting systems in their premises within two months at their own cost.
The green panel had stated that any institution that fails to install the rainwater harvesting system within the stipulated period shall be liable to pay environment compensation of ₹5 lakh.
On recognition of the non-compliance of the earlier directions, 605 private schools were found defaulters of either not having rainwater harvesting system installed or having a yet to be made functional system.
While the construction has not started at 331 private schools, the rainwater harvesting plants are yet to be made functional in 274 private schools in the city.
The NGT had earlier directed schools and colleges to approach a committee constituted by it for inspecting the premises and granting permission to institutions for operating the system
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