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New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and UPPCB on Thursday to submit a fresh report on a plea alleging that 5,000 illegal e-waste processing units are operating in and around Delhi. DPCC took action on its own against illegal e-waste handling units in old Seelampur area and closed 57 premises effectively in the month of July 2019, it said. The tribunal, however, asked DPCC to file fresh action report. The NGT had taken note of a news article which said that 5,000 illegal e-waste processing units are operating in and around Delhi as per the Toxic Link study. The hotspots are located in Northeastern and Eastern parts of Delhi, including Seelampur (Shahadra), Mustafabad (North East Delhi), Behta Hazipur and Lone (Ghaziabad)..