SRINAGAR : The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) to inspect a municipal waste dumping site near Newa village in Pulwama district after three months to verify compliance with environmental norms. The order came after a petition alleged unscientific and illegal dumping of municipal solid waste by the Municipal Council of Pulwama on Karewa land surrounded by apple and almond orchards. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

The NGT’s Principal Bench, comprising Justice Prakash Srivastava and expert member Dr A Senthil Vel, passed the order while disposing of the case on its first hearing. The tribunal directed the petitioner, environmental activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat, to file a detailed representation befor

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