Chandigarh, April 26 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) warned of punitive action, including holding officials accountable, over the ongoing solid waste management crisis in Sirhind in Fatehgarh Sahib district, calling out both gross environmental violations and lax enforcement by civic authorities.

The plea filed by the public action committee (PAC) said continued dumping of untreated municipal waste along the Hansla Nadi (or River Hansla), poses a significant threat to the local ecosystem and public health.

The Hansla Nadi is a historical drain flowing through Sirhind in the Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab and is famously associated with the Thanda Burj (cold tower), where Mata Gujri and the younger Sahibzadas were imprisoned.

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