Gurugram, April 12 -- The Haryana government has ordered a detailed inquiry into the alleged illegal dumping of untreated waste from the Bandhwari landfill to other villages despite crores being paid to a private firm for its processing.

The action comes following an April 10Hindustan Times report which revealed that a Pune-based company, Aadarsh Bharat Enviro Private Limited, allegedly bypassed scientific processes to treat the waste, and dumped toxic untreated waste at Pali village in Faridabad, roughly 20km outside the purview of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG).

Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, while addressing a press conference at Global City in Gurugram, said that he has directed an inquiry into the matter, reiteratin...