Mohali, Dec. 13 -- Residents of the Punjab Judges and Officers Rural Cooperative Housing Building Society Ltd. have approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT), alleging that heaps of municipal solid waste continue to pile up on open land near Gurudwara Singh Shaheedan and in Mohali's Sector 77, creating both a health hazard and an obstruction for commuters.

Taking cognisance of the grievance, justice Prakash Shrivastava, chairperson of the NGT, Principal Bench, New Delhi, directed issuance of notices to the Mohali municipal corporation (MC) and the Punjab government. In its order, the tribunal noted: "Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that garbage is lying collected in heaps in the area concerned and is even spreading ove...