NGT seeks Centre, MCD reply over garbage dumping near Delhi AIIMS

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from the Centre and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) over dumping of garbage on the road opposite gate number 6 of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), causing huge air pollution in the surrounding area.

The tribunal was hearing a petition claiming that garbage was being dumped in an around 30-metre stretch opposite gate number 6 of AIIMS.  

According to a PTI report, in its recent order, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava said, "The grievance of the applicant is that this garbage dump is a major source of air pollution in the surroundings of AIIMS and such an open dump is causing huge air pollution in the surrounding area."  

"The original application raises a substantial issue relating to compliance of environmental norms," the tribunal said, news agency PTI reported.  

"Issue notice to the respondents (Union of India and MCD)," it added.  

The matter has been listed on October 14 for further proceedings.

Medical Dialogue team had earlier reported that the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a panel to form Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for environmental management in and around the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in a time-bound manner. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has formed a panel to monitor the implementation of the recommendations for checking air pollution in and around the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). While entrusting the responsibility of adopting the measures required to reduce air pollution inside the campus to the medical institute’s director, the tribunal has also constituted a separate panel to study identical issues at several other government hospitals in the national capital and issue appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).