It asked the Centre to consider the objections to the proposed amendments to the Master Plan of Delhi (MPD) and take a final call after considering all the aspects. During the hearing which lasted about two hours, the Bench sought to know from Attorney General K.K. The A-G sought some time to take instruction on the issue after which the court posted the matter for hearing on May 17. At this, the Bench observed, “There is a garbage dump of around 68 metres high and you are not able to do anything about it. Where is the city going?”Mr. Venugopal, while referring to the action plan, said the authorities were taking steps on “war footing” to deal with the situation and a “tight system” would be put in place.

Source: The Hindu May 15, 2018 14:03 UTC