ORDER

1. Grievances raised in this application are illegal construction both residential and commercial by way of encroachment and dumping of the solid waste, medical waste material, domestic waste material and municipal waste materials, discharge of sewage and polluted water into the lake named Sagar lake situated in the heart of the city known as Sagar in the State of Madhya Pradesh and thus badly affecting the ecology of the lake. The submission of the applicant are that :

“I. The lake which forms the centre of the town, extends over an area about 400 acres. Formally it was perhaps much larger and covered the ground on which the Town Hall, the Tehsil Office and Gopal ganj quarters now stand. The present Collectorate a large building situated on a hill overlooking the City, was constructed in 1820 as the residence of the Governors General‟s Agent. The lake was improved and deepened during the famine of 1900 at a cost of about Rs. 7000. Due to topography of the region and the existence of the Sagar Lake very little improvement was effected in the old parts of the town.

II. That Sagar Lake is situated in the heart of Sagar city ( 23 degree

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