New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Bombay High Court’s decision which refused to classify Nagpur’s Futala Lake as a ‘wetland’ under the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017.

A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria dismissed the petition filed by Nagpur-based NGO Swachh Association challenging the high court order.

“The historical facts given out in the reply of respondent No. 4 filed in the present proceedings, goes to show clearly that the lake is a man-made waterbody constructed for drinking water and for irrigation purpose…

“In view of this court, the Futala Lake is a man-made waterbody and it does not fall within the meaning of the statutory definition and is not a ‘wetland’ as defined in Rule 2(1)(g) o

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