India, June 23 -- More than a year after the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) directed the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) to install a leachate treatment plant at the Bandhwari landfill, the project remains unimplemented, raising concerns over environmental safeguards at the city's largest waste disposal site.

Officials said the direction was issued in June last year but declined to share a copy of the notice with HT. They said the proposal is awaiting budgetary approval, and details on cost, capacity and technology are yet to be finalised. They attributed the delay of about a year to administrative procedures.

HSPCB officials said the installation of a leachate treatment plant is critical at the Bandhwari landfill...