New Delhi The Delhi high court has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by several residents of south Delhi’s Saket area, seeking remedial measures as well as compensation from the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for causing noise pollution and vibrations due to the running of trains on the nearby underground Yellow Line.
A bench of chief justice Satish Chandra Sharma and justice Subramonium Prasad, in an order dated December 15, 2022, noted a report from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT-D) and said that it is “very clear that the vibrations are found to be within the permissible limits and the noise pollution was also within the permissible limits”.
IIT-D had been asked to look into the issue and file a report after the petitioners had moved the high court in April 2014, seeking the appointment of an independent team/agency of experts and consultants to examine the issue afresh, and to provide and suggest remedial measures.
