What does it take to give them drinking water? Delhi High Court on lack of facilities in Mundka

Published on : 05 Dec 2025, 1:50 pm 2 min read

The Delhi High Court on Friday questioned the lack of supply of drinking water in Mundka industrial area in national capital [Court on its own Motion Vs Union of India & Ors] .

The Division Bench of Justice Prathiba Singh and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora was hearing the case concerning the issue of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) and cleaning of the Yamuna river.

The Court was told that in the Mundka industrial area, there is no drinking water, storm water drain or STP and that private pumps are engaged to remove sewer.

On hearing the submission, Justice Singh said,

“This is the problem, the mutual problem lies there, then they dump it in outskirts and burn it. What does it ta