Faridabad, Nov. 6 -- The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday directed the Haryana government to halt waste dumping on 152 acres of Aravalli land near Bhakri village along the Gurugram-Faridabad Road. The interim order came on a petition filed on November 3 by Anil Arora of Save Aravallis Trust. The court sought the state's response and barred further dumping until the next hearing on December 4. Residents and environmentalists have protested for nearly a month over the dumping, stating that it posed serious environmental and health risks. They alleged the Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF) was dumping unsegregated municipal and industrial waste. "Nearly 50 to 60 trucks of unsegregated waste are dumped at the site daily," said protester Tarun Chopra, who also alleged that waste was being burnt there, worsening air quality. A senior MCF official said dumping would stop immediately. Environmentalists alleged that waste disposal had shifted to sensitive Aravalli sites after the civic body was directed to stop dumping at Bandhwari landfill. They accused MCF of failing to develop scientific waste management facilities. On October 26, urban local bodies minister Vipul Goel said the chief minister had approved a Rs.17.12-crore waste pre-processing plant at Bhankri. But locals say this too could harm the hills....