New Delhi, Nov 14 (PTI) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought a response from the MCD, Delhi government and others on a plea citing serious environmental and public health concerns regarding a ‘dhalao’ (garbage collection point) in Delhi’s Jangpura area.

The tribunal was hearing a plea by a resident of Jangpura A-block over the issue of littering and health hazards triggered by improper waste disposal at the ‘dhalao’.

In an order dated November 7, the bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member A Senthil Vel held that the application raised “substantial issues relating to compliance of environment norms" before issuing a notice to the respondents — Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Delhi government, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), and a pri

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