Criticizing State of Rajasthan for its inaction to act for decades to restore the Jojari–Bandi–Luni river system in Western Rajasthan, the Supreme Court on Friday (November 21) constituted a High-Level Ecosystem Oversight Committee headed by a former High Court Judge to prepare a comprehensive, time-bound River Restoration and Rejuvenation Blueprint for the entire river system that includes Rivers Jojari, Luni and Bandi and ensure its phased implementation.

“We are pained to observe that…the State should have acted spontaneously years ago, for ensuring around the clock compliances which is the constitutional obligation of the State Government and the concerned authorities.” , observed a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta while hearing a suo moto case registered based on

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