It is a milestone! The National Green Tribunal (NGT) stayed the project, asking for it to be “appraised afresh”.

Jhatkaa.org partnered with South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SNADRP) to prevent the construction of the Lakhwar Dam over River Yamuna. The Yamuna river is strangulated with dams. It is also one of the most critically polluted rivers in the country. The river has already been stressed out by demands of water for hydropower, irrigation and drinking in North India and the Lakhwar Dam worsens the river. In January 2019, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stayed the project, asking for it to be “appraised afresh".