{
  "id": 14273543,
  "title": "Bhopal's Kerwa Reservoir To Undergo NGT-Ordered Physical Verification On October 14, 11-Member Committee To Inspect Site",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/bhopals-kerwa-reservoir-to-undergo-ngt-ordered-physical-verification",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopals-kerwa-reservoir-to-undergo-ngt-ordered-physical-verification-on-october-14-11-member-committee-to-inspect-site"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On October 14, an 11-member committee will inspect the Kerwa Reservoir in Bhopal as part of a physical verification ordered by the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The survey aims to assess the actual condition of the reservoir, including its boundaries, the status of existing boundary markers, and the overall physical state of the site. The NGT had previously stalled the survey due to ongoing bridge and spillway damage causing continuous water outflow. However, the Water Resources Department (WRD) has been instructed to plug the outflow.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): In compliance with the order passed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zone, a survey and ground exercise for physical verification of the actual site conditions will be conducted at Kerwa Reservoir on Wednesday. During this process, the actual condition of Kerwa Reservoir will be inspected in the presence of the members and officials of the committee…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}