Key Highlights
- The NGT has issued notices to all three State governments and other agencies to file their affidavits on the matter, according to an official statement.
- “The news reports highlight alarming conditions where sewage water has mixed with drinking water pipelines due to corroded and decades-old infrastructure.
- Cities in Rajasthan including Udaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Banswara, Jaipur, Ajmer and Bora have reportedly been affected.
- Photographs accompanying the reports show drinking water pipelines passing through open sewage drains, creating grave health risks,” the statement issued on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) said.
- The NGT said the news report revealed that in Greater Noida (Sector Delta-1), several residents, including children, fell ill with symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhoea after sewage contaminated with drinking water.
