NEW DELHI: Supreme Court-appointed Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) chief Bhure Lal on Friday said he will visit Mundka on Saturday to interact with villagers and industrial units, and take stock of the situation on the ground in this polluted corner of the city.“I will visit Mundka, Narela, Tikri and Nangloi on Saturday. Industries there are using rubber oil, tar oil, burnt kerosene and plastic granules as fuel. On Monday, I will visit Narela and Bawana while Tuesday, I will go to Anand Vihar to see what is happening in the dirtiest spots in the city,” Lal said, on the sidelines of an EPCA meeting on Friday.As TOI visited Mundka on Tuesday and found out that garbage burning continued in the area with toxic fumes making breathing difficult and causing eyes to sting. Garbage hillocks stood out amidst backdrop lush green fields, many of which are lit up in the night as a quick fix solution to solid waste management.On Monday, National Green Tribunal had slapped a fine of Rs 25 crore on Delhi government while hearing residents’ allegations that industries in the area continue to burn plastic, leather, and motor engine oil despite the ban, and that illegal units continue to thrive on agricultural land.“There is a garbage dump behind Mundka industrial area metro station. Invariably, waste is being burnt. However, there has been some improvement after night patrolling in the last couple of days. I have been monitoring the fire brigade calls to douse these plastic and rubber fires. The incidences have come down,” Lal told TOI.According to him, action is going on against these illegal industrial units.“In non-conforming areas, over 500 units have been sealed. Now Supreme Court has issued a new directive. We have to give them a 96 hours’ notice period in two halves. The teams are video graphing the area and then a notice will be issued. Then we have to wait for another 48 hours before we can seal the industries,” the EPCA chief said.The sealing drive is going on in Mundka, Nangloi, Hirakundna, Ghewra, Baprola, Ranhola, Neelwal and nearby areas.According to a report submitted by Delhi-based NGO Toxics Link in 2013, there are more than 1 lakh industrial units operating in unauthorised, non-conforming zones located in residential areas, out of a total of 1.30 lakh industrial units in Delhi.Last month, members of the Mundka Gram Sabha identified as many as 45 locations where industrial waste — primarily rubber, plastic, metallic scrap and other discarded material — was being incinerated in the open. The gram sabha had written to the sub-divisional magistrate, as well as to the Supreme Court-appointed Environmental Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) chief Bhure Lal.The gram sabha’s letter reiterated that Mundka is already a high pollution area and the prevailing weather conditions, aggravated by the burning of industrial waste in the open, is leading to a steep deterioration in air quality. “Mundka is more often than not on top in the pollution readings in Delhi,” the letter said. “There are more than 100 cancer cases in Mundka alone. This cancer rate, in a population of 7,000, is thus more than 10 times the national average.”