Gurugram, May 15 -- Authorities in Haryana's Nuh district have intensified crackdowns around Khori Kala village as illegal dumping and burning of industrial waste continue to threaten the fragile Aravalli ecosystem. Multiple FIRs have been registered, two tractors seized, and the local sarpanch served a notice for alleged negligence, officials said.

The latest incident took place on Tuesday night, when unidentified individuals allegedly set fire to garbage dumped in a forested zone near the village, officials said. When a team led by Tauru sub-divisional magistrate Sanjeev Kumar visited the site on Wednesday morning, the fire was still smouldering and had to be doused by fire brigade officials.

"The repeated incidents of waste burning a...