India, Jan. 16 -- The National Green Tribunal has sought reports on an illegally operated open garbage depot in Jaipur, citing violations of solid waste management rules

The tribunal flagged risks to public health, groundwater contamination and aviation safety due to bird-strike hazards near Jaipur airport

In separate orders, the NGT constituted a committee to probe pollution allegations against a rice mill in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

The tribunal also restrained construction of a red-category industrial unit within the prohibited buffer zone of a reserved forest in Rajasthan

The cases underscore persistent failures in environmental compliance, monitoring and enforcement

Illegally operated open garbage depot in Jaipur

The National G...