India, July 31 -- More than three years after Delhi's only legal slaughterhouse at Ghazipur was shut down for flouting environmental norms, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that its standing committee has approved the installation of an ingesta plant - one of the conditions required for reopening the abattoir.

MCD said that once the work order is issued, it will take three to six months to complete the installation.

Ingesta plants are set up to process the undigested waste of animals, which, along with dung, is converted into bio-fertilizer.

"Senior counsel appearing for the MCD submits that the meeting of the standing committee was held on July 16. wherein the standing committee h...