The Supreme Court on July 10 recorded that the number of wetlands in the country has expanded from 2.01 lakh to 2.31 lakh since 2017, and sought the Centre’s response on a plea to protect the enhanced wetland areas which act as a natural protection from floods.
“In Delhi alone 27 wetlands are there… None of them have been notified… Waste and garbage get dumped there… This issue is important when cities are witnessing heavy floods after rains,” senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, for petitioner M.K. Balakrishnan, submitted before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud.
