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Prahlad Roy Goenka v. Union of India through Secretary Ministry of Jal Shakti
NGTIA No. 164/2026 in Original Application No. 680/2025
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Court No. 1
BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI
Original Application No. 680/2025 (I.A No. 164/2026)
Prahlad Roy Goenka & Ors. Applicant(s)
Versus
Union of India & Ors.
Respondent(s)
Date of hearing: 10.03.2026
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRAKASH SHRIVASTAVA, CHAIRPERSON HON’BLE DR. A. SENTHIL VEL, EXPERT MEMBER HON’BLE DR. AFROZ AHMAD, EXPERT MEMBER
Applicant: Mr. Ankur Sood, Advocate (Through VC)
ORDER
confined this OA as given in paragraph 11 of the OA as under: -
| S.No. | River System |
Main River | Major Tribu | taries | States |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indus River System |
Indus | Jhelum; C Ravi; Beas; Kabul; Shyok |
henab; Sutlej; Gilgit; |
Jammu & Kashmir (Ladakh); Himachal Pradesh; Punjab; Haryana; Rajasthan |
| 2 | Ganga River System |
Ganga (Ganges) |
Yamuna; Ghaghara; Gandak; Son; Ramganga; Damodar; Chambal; Ken |
Kosi; Gomti; Betwa; |
Uttarakhand; Uttar Pradesh; Bihar; Jharkhand; West Bengal; Himachal Pradesh; Madhya Pradesh; Chhattisgarh; Rajasthan; Haryana; Delhi |
| 3 | Brahmap utra River System |
Brahmaput ra (Yarlung Tsangpo upstream) |
Subansiri; Dibang; Dhansiri; Kameng; Sankosh; Dihing; Disang |
Lohit; Manas; Teesta; Burhi Kopili; |
Arunachal Pradesh; Assam; (also flows through Tibet and Bangladesh) - tributaries touch Nagaland; |
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| Meghalaya; West Bengal |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Mahanadi River System |
Mahanadi | Seonath; Hasdeo; Jonk; Mand; Ib; Ong; Tel |
Chhattisgarh; Odisha; Jharkhand; Maharashtra; Madhya Pradesh |
| 5 | Godavari River System |
Godavari | Pranhita (Wardha; Wainganga; Penganga); Indravati; Sabari; Purna; Pravara; _Manjira; Manair _ |
Maharashtra; Telangana; Andhra Pradesh; Chhattisgarh; Odisha; Madhya Pradesh |
| 6 | Krishna River System |
Krishna | Bhima; Tungabhadra; Ghataprabha; Malaprabha; Koyna; Musi |
Maharashtra; Karnataka; Telangana; Andhra Pradesh |
| 7 | Kaveri (Cauvery) River System |
Kaveri (Cauvery) |
Hemavati; Kabini; Bhavani; Amaravati; Noyyal; Shimsha; Arkavati; Lakshmana Tirtha |
Karnataka; Tamil Nadu; Kerala; Puducherry |
| 8 | Narmada River System |
Narmada | Tawa; Barna; Kolar; Shakkar; Banjar; Dudhi; Burhner; Halon; Heran |
Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Gujarat; (basin partly in Chhattisgarh) |
| 9 | Tapi (Tapti) River System |
Tapi (Tapti) | Purna; Girna; Panjhra; Aner; Bori; Vaghur |
Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Gujarat |
| 10 | West- flowing Coastal Rivers |
Mandovi; Zuari; Sharavathi ; Periyar; Bharathap uzha |
Mandovi: Nerul; Mapusa; Ragada; Zuari: Kushawati; Guleli; Uguem; Sharavathi: Varahi etc; Periyar tributaries include Perinjankutti, Mullayar; Bharathapuzha tributaries include Thuthapuzha, Gayathri |
Goa; Karnataka; Kerala; Maharashtra (many short west-flowing rivers along the west coast) |
| 11 | Pennar (Penner) River System |
Pennar (Penner) |
Chitravathi (Chitravati); Papagni; Cheyyeru; Kunderu |
Karnataka; Andhra Pradesh; Tamil Nadu |
| 12 | Subarnare kha River System |
Subarnare kha |
Kharkai; Kanchi; Karkari; Roro; Harmu |
Jharkhand; West Bengal; Odisha |
| 13 | Brahmani - Baitarani (paired system) |
Brahmani (and Baitarani) |
Brahmani formed by Sankh & South Koel; Baitarani has tributaries like Salandi |
Odisha; Jharkhand; Chhattisgarh |
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Prakash Shrivastava, CP
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Dr. A. Senthil Vel, EM
Dr. Afroz Ahmad, EM
March 10, 2026 Original Application No. 680/2025 (I.A No. 164/2026) AS
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether to allow the interference in the Original Application regarding illegal construction in river flood plains of 13 rivers.
Whether to issue notice to respondents regarding the environmental norms compliance alleged herein.
Prahlad Roy Goenka & Ors.
Union of India & Ors.
Prakash Shrivastava
A. Senthil Vel
Afroz Ahmad
As recorded by the court registry
An application for interim relief made while the main matter is pending.
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