New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for failing to act on persistent garbage dumping in a vacant plot in the national capital, despite earlier directions from the Tribunal to implement remedial measures.

The order was passed by the NGT's Principal Bench, comprising Justice Prakash Shrivastava (Chairperson) and Dr A Senthil Vel (Expert Member), which noted that despite clear instructions issued in its previous order dated May 21, 2025, "appropriate preventive and remedial measures have not been taken."

The matter pertains to a plea filed by one Sandeep Choudhary, who had complained about the dumping of waste in a va...