Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste dumping at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi, 22/09/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 22/09/2017 regarding waste dumping at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi. Tribunal directs NCT Delhi, East Delhi Municipal Corporation to place before the Tribunal, a Report and Action Plan in regard to the manner and methodology that would be done by them for the purpose of dealing with segregation, compaction and disposal of the deposited waste of the Ghazipur land fill site as well as the fresh waste of nearly 800 MT that is being brought to this site everyday. NGT wants to know how they will convert this landfill site into green area in accordance with the provision of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.