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Nagpur's Futala Lake Not Wetland, Says Supreme Court

The top court said human activities which are in tune with the nature and ecology have to be guided and protected by legal measures.

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Bombay High Court's decision which refused to classify Nagpur's Futala Lake as a 'wetland' under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017.

A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria dismissed the petition filed by Nagpur-based NGO Swachh Association challenging the high court order.

"The historical facts given out in the reply of respondent No. 4 filed in the present proceedings, goes to show clearly that the lake is a man-made waterbody constructed for drinking water and f

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