Context
Tikri Khurd Lake in Delhi remains unnotified as a wetland despite NGT directions and WAD recommendations, highlighting administrative inaction. This exemplifies the broader failure to implement the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017, in Delhi.
Tikri Khurd Lake:
Encroachment & Legal Challenges:
Ecological Significance of Wetlands:
Issue of Inter-agency Conflict:
National Green Tribunal (NGT) Role:
Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017:
Wetland Authority of Delhi (WAD):
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PYQ: With reference to the ‘Wetlands of India’, consider the following statements: (2020) 1. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 were framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 2. The Central Wetlands Regulatory Authority (CWRA) was constituted under these Rules. 3. India has more than 40 wetlands designated as Ramsar sites. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
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