Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC), deputy commissioner, and the member secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi, over the worsening situation at the Dadumajra dumping site.

Taking suo motu cognisance of the crisis, the NGT cited a major environmental and public health emergency at the site, worsened by recent heavy rainfall. The rains have led to the overflow of leachate-a hazardous liquid formed when rainwater mixes with decomposing waste-which has spread into nearby fields and entered the Patiala Ki Rao Choe, posing a serious threat to both the ecosystem and public health.

The tribunal h...