India, Feb. 26 -- Acting on a fresh petition, the National Green Tribunal on Wednesday ordered an immediate inspection of an illegal dumping site along National Highway 44 in Awantipora and directed the local municipal body to clear the waste without delay.

The case, filed by social activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat, came up before the principal bench of the National Green Tribunal, headed by Justice Prakash Srivastava. The bench took note of allegations that the Municipal Committee of Awantipora had been dumping solid waste near Padgampora Dangerpora village, close to both the highway and an irrigation canal known locally as Padgampora Nehar.

Counsel for the petitioner told the tribunal that waste collected from Awantipora and Tral towns was...