NGT Stays Punjab Farmhouses Policy Implementation

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has temporarily stopped Punjab's new policy that allows building farmhouses on certain lands.

Some people, including a lawyer named Kapil Arora, argued in court that this policy goes against the rules set by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court had said that this land should only be used for farming, not for building houses.

The Punjab government says they followed the rules and that the land is not in an environmentally sensitive area.

The NGT has decided to wait until February 4 before making a final decision.

The government has also said they won't do anything more with the policy until then.

The policy was supposed to allow small houses on big pieces of land, with rules to protect the environment.