The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government to take appropriate steps and submit a compliance report on the enhancement of biomedical waste treatment and disposal facilities in the national capital amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A bench of NGT Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel was hearing an application filed by International Rehab Foundation seeking a direction to bridge the gap between waste generation and disposal. It asserted that such unscientific disposal is the source of pollution and causes damage to public health.