Gurugram, Nov. 8 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to explain how it plans to manage the fresh waste expected to pile up at the Bandhwari landfill between March and July 2027, even as 1.47 million metric tonnes of waste remain to be processed there.

In an order dated November 5, seen by HT, the tribunal also sought a detailed account of the compost and inert material generated during waste remediation, how these by-products are used or disposed of, and the land reclaimed after processing.

The tribunal ordered that the Haryana urban local bodies department secretary and the MCG commissioner submit the information through affidavits at least a day before the next hearing on Febru...