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NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has expressed dissatisfaction over the report filed by the Centre on checking water wastage, and said that apart from writing letters to states there has to be specific time-bound action plan, monitoring and coercive steps. "Apart from writing letter, there has to be specific time-bound action plans and monitoring which should include coercive measures for enforcement. A very meagre amount is said to have been recovered in spite of acknowledged problem of wastage of potable water. The NGT directed the Ministry of Jal Shakti and the DJB to plan appropriate measures be planned and file action taken by e-mail before December 12. The tribunal had earlier sought an action taken report from the Centre about saving water on a plea for making its wastage a penal offence..