The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday imposed costs of Rs.50 crore on Delhi government for allowing polluting steel pickling units to run in the Wazirpur, Badli industrial area of North Delhi despite orders to shut them down. Steel picking is also a 'prohibited activity' under the Delhi Master Plan of 2021. The NGT bench has now ordered immediate shut down of these units and directed the Chief Secretary, Delhi government, to constitute a three-member committee to fix accountability and submit a report to the Tribunal explaining how these units were permitted to operate. 

The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday imposed costs of Rs.50 crore on Delhi government for allowing polluting steel pickling units to run in the Wazirpur, Badli industrial area of North Delhi despite orders to shut them down. Steel picking is also a 'prohibited activity' under the Delhi Master Plan of 2021. The NGT bench has now ordered immediate shut down of these units and directed the Chief Secretary, Delhi government, to constitute a three-member committee to fix accountability and submit a report to the Tribunal explaining how these units were permitted to operate.