{
  "id": 7642215,
  "title": "Kerwa Reservoir Survey Halted Over FTL Row, NGT Gives 15 Days To Plug Water Wastage In Bhopal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/kerwa-reservoir-survey-halted-over-ftl-row-ngt-gives-15-days-to-plug",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T21:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/kerwa-reservoir-survey-halted-over-ftl-row-ngt-gives-15-days-to-plug-water-wastage-in-bhopal"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has halted the survey at Kerwa Reservoir due to a Full Tank Level (FTL) dispute. On September 9, the NGT ordered the Water Resources Department (WRD) to rectify alleged water wastage within 15 days after the survey was suspended over objections. Dr Subhash C Pandey, a member of the NGT survey committee, raised concerns in a submission, alleging continuous water outflow through an artificial canal. According to Dr Pandey, more than 90% of FTL/green-belt boundary pillars were missing, and the WRD failed to take action. The NGT will hear the matter again on September 30, and further submissions on the drone survey report will be accepted on Wednesday.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal, on Tuesday directed the Water Resources Department (WRD) to address the alleged continuous outflow of water from Kerwa Reservoir within 15 days. The direction came after the ground and physical verification survey at the reservoir was halted on September 9 over objections that Kerwa had not attained its Full…",
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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."
}