NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal has expressed concern over the use of potable or drinking water in cricket fields and directed an expert committee to submit report on steps to save water. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said in view of shortage of potable water, either Reverse Osmosis reject or disinfected and treated sewage should be used.
It directed the committee comprising representatives of the Environment Ministry, CPCB, Bureau of Indian Standard, IIT-Delhi and the National Environmental Engineering Research to submit the report.The order came on a plea of an NGO alleging that Delhi and District Cricket Association was using RO-treated water for the upkeep of Feroz Shah Kotla ground.