India, July 15 -- In a status report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) claimed that there are no illegally operating dairy farms on the Yamuna floodplains near Mayur Vihar; however, it admitted that several encroachments existed at the site.

The DPCC had carried out inspections in the "O-zone" area of the floodplains in Mayur Vihar Phase-1 below the DND flyover toll booth and nearby area on June 15 and 19, and at the floodplains near the New Friends Colony (NFC) on July 2, after allegations surfaced that dairy farms were illegally operating there.

The committee's report states that at Mayur Vihar, no permanent dairy farm structure was found during the inspection, but several sca...