New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- Delhi Police has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that all station house officers (SHOs) and assistant commissioner of police (ACPs) in the south district have been instructed to patrol the southern Ridge to identify hotspots and locations where debris is being dumped. It added that since the beginning of the year, eight FIRs have been registered for illegal debris dumping in the Ridge - four in Fatehpur Beri, three in Maidangarhi, and one in Neb Sarai. The FIRs were lodged under the sections of the Environment Protection Act, an affidavit submitted this week said.

NGT is hearing a plea filed by activist Sonya Ghosh demanding the removal of encroachment and demarcation in the area, as well as action agains...