India, Dec. 10 -- Acting on the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Delhi government has authorised field-level officers to impose a fine of Rs 5,000 on anyone found burning garbage, leaves, plastic, rubber or other waste materials in the open.
The order, issued by the Department of Environment, aims to curb one of the most widespread sources of local air pollution in the capital.
The move follows a series of NGT orders in the long-running case Vardhaman Kaushik vs Union of India, in which the tribunal had prohibited open burning of all forms of waste back in April 2015.
The NGT had also specified that violators -- or anyone abetting such burning -- would be liable to pay compensation under Section 15 of the National Gre...