The Art of Living AoL, headed by spiritual leader Ravi Shankar, today alleged that the expert committee appointed by the National Green Tribunal had tried to distort and mislead it on the damage caused to the Yamuna floodplains.<br/><br/>The AoL told a bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar that there has been complete non-application of mind by the expert panel which has gone beyond its jurisdiction to recommend rehabilitation of the floodplains. The case relates to the AoL holding a cultural extravaganza called the World Culture Festival from March 11- 13 last year.<br/><br/>Raising doubts over the satellite images used by the committee to estimate the damage, advocate Nikhil Sakhardande, appearing for AoL, said the expert committee report was based on a single satellite image dated September 5, 2015, taken during the peak monsoon season to show that wetlands existed on the event site.'<br/><br/>Earlier, the experts committee had told the NGT that a whopping Rs 42.02 crore would be required to restore the Yamuna floodplains which was ravaged due to the AoL's cultural event.