Act against violators in poultry market, NGT tells DPCC

Plea alleges illegal slaughters in market causing severe damage to environment

Following a plea against the Delhi Agricultural Marketing Board, alleging damage to the environment by activities in the Ghazipur poultry market, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to identify the violators and initiate prosecution. It directed the DPCC to recover compensation and stop polluting activities in the area. A Bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said, “The effluent generated in the process needs to be treated and treated waste needs proper utilisation or disposal through an appropriate conveyance system. Siting norms need to be evolved and followed in the complex which is in the vicinity of Ghazipur landfill site and residential areas.”The Bench also also constituted a panel comprising officials from the DPCC and District Magistrate (East) to furnish an action-taken report within three months. The tribunal specified that the DPCC will be the nodal agency for coordination and compliance of the order.