we want to be clear on the legal aspect before any new measure is proposed reducing the scope for legal battles tnn rao added these water bodies are natural recharge areas and help in storage of water they help to keep the water table high blocking clogging or closing these water bodies lower the water table would definitely cause water scarcity in the surrounding areas and also adversely affect the biodiversity or local flora and fauna they need to be preserved at all cost of the gurgaon deputy commissioner to look into such issues the forum meets regularly and was earlier this month chaired for the first time by chief minister manohar lal khattar himself