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SC Grants Bihar Eight Weeks to Clear Ganga Floodplain Encroachments in Patna
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Moneycontrol•02-10-2026, 14:56
SC Grants Bihar Eight Weeks to Clear Ganga Floodplain Encroachments in Patna
- •The Supreme Court has given the Bihar government eight weeks to remove all unauthorized structures and encroachments on the Ganga flood plains between Nauzar Ghat and Nurpur Ghat in Patna.
- •This follows a previous six-week deadline issued by the apex court on July 21, which was partially complied with due to a natural calamity in Nepal causing the Ganga River to rise.
- •Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan warned that failure to comply will result in summoning the Chief Secretary and other authorities, and potential contempt proceedings.
- •The court demands a full compliance report on the removal of encroachments on the next hearing date, emphasizing no further extensions will be granted.
- •Intervenors claiming ownership of the land can submit representations with title documents and authorized building sanctions; otherwise, their claims will not be considered.
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The Supreme Court granted the Bihar government a final period of eight weeks to comply with directions to remove all unauthorized structures and encroachments on the Ganga flood plains between Nauzar Ghat and Nurpur Ghat in Patna.
Bihar's Advocate General stated that a recent natural calamity in Nepal caused the level of the River Ganga to rise, submerging the entire portion and making it difficult for authorities to continue removing the encroachments.
The bench warned that failure to comply within the eight-week period would result in the summoning of the Chief Secretary of Bihar and other authorities, alongside potential contempt proceedings.
