New Delhi, June 9 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Delhi Public School (DPS) in Noida Sector 30 to properly maintain a park allotted to it and comply with all conditions and rules of adoption. The NGT was hearing a letter petition by the Residents' Welfare Association of Sector 30 alleging that a green belt (Gandhi Park) was given to DPS about 25 years ago to develop the park for children and senior citizens of the area for 10 years only, but the park was being used as a dump yard.

In an order dated May 19, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava noted that the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) had issued an adoption letter dated September 5, 1983, in favour of the school.

Noting the eviden...