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The National Green Tribunal's Principal Bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Prakash Srivastava and Expert Member Afroz Ahmed, issued notices on 25 August 2026 to the central government and other respondents over a notification that amends the definition of Ganga floodplains. The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti's notification of 7 August 2026 amends the River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Protection and Management) Authority Order, 2016, replacing the earlier blanket mandate that floodplains 'shall be construction free zone' with a formula requiring them to be maintained only 'to reduce pollution sources' and preserve groundwater recharge functions, while also introducing a graded definition of active, regulatory and warning floodplain zones based on one in five, twenty five and hundred year flood return periods. The tribunal has not stayed the notification, which remains in force, and has listed the matter for its next hearing on 27 October 2026.