Ludhiana, March 24 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Punjab Mandi Board deputy general manager (DGM) to appear in person on July 10 over 'non-compliance' with Punjab Pollution Control Board's (PPCB) recommendations regarding waste management at the wholesale vegetable market on Bahadur Ke Road.

HT has seen a copy of the order. The NGT bench also asked the official to take corrective steps over the matter within two weeks and submit a report.

Petitioners Kapil Arora and Gagnish Khurana, members of the Public Action Committee - a civil society group -- approached the NGT in 2023, highlighting the 'unscientific' handling of garbage and the sale of single-use plastics at the market. The NGT formed a committee with PPCB as t...