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GHAZIABAD: The Haj House in Ghaziabad was sealed on Tuesday for failing to install on its premises a sewage treatment plant that meets pollution-control standards. In accordance with the NGT order, the UP Haj House Committee, the agency that undertook the project, can appeal to the tribunal to allow the Haj House to function after it fully complies with the UPPCB’s recommendations.Mohsin Raza, state minister for Haj and Waqf, said: “The matter concerns the environment and NGT, so there can be no interference. Officials of the pollution control department inspected the Haj House’s premises on Tuesday but found no such plant there. The department had requested the district administration for police back-up and the presence of a magistrate while conducting the inspection. A detailed report will be sought on Wednesday and things will be clearer on what steps can be taken after that.”.