India, July 20 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has pulled up authorities over the continued operation of illegal dairies on the Yamuna floodplains, directing the MCD and Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to file fresh reports.

The green body was hearing a plea alleging that authorities had failed to implement its April 2024 order directing the removal of illegal dairy farms from the Yamuna floodplain, particularly a major encroachment in Chak Chilla village near Mayur Nature Park.

In an order dated July 15, a bench comprising NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert member Afroz Ahmad said the authorities had failed to ensure full compliance despite clear directions.

The bench examined a status report filed by...