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Waste mismanagement at dumping site in Amar Jyoti Gram, Darjeeling

National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed notices be issued to West Bengal government, West Bengal Pollution Control Board, urban development and municipal affairs department and Darjeeling Municipality over complaints alleging mismanagement of waste at the garbage dumping site in Amar Jyoti Gram, Darjeeling. The respondents must file responses within four weeks.

NGT also directed the constitution of a fact-finding committee to verify the allegations in the application. The panel comprises members from the West Bengal Pollution...