India, April 13 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) following a plea alleging dumping of waste and overflowing garbage near two schools in south Delhi's Safdarjung Enclave.

The dumping site, the applicant said, is located on the Chaudhary Jhandu Singh Marg and is creating health hazards for the thousands of children who go to the schools here. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava has sought remedial measures from the MCD, while asking the DPCC to carry out a detailed site inspection. Both agencies will have to submit their responses before the next hearing, scheduled on July 14.

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