The National Green Tribunal has directed the CEO of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board to furnish a report giving details of the municipal solid waste (MSW) and sewage treatment plants (STPs) installed there. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Swatanter Kumar asked the Board to inform it about the “remedial steps” and measures taken to tackle the problem of MSW after a plea alleged that a large amount of untreated solid and liquid waste generated by pilgrims as well as horses, mules and ponies was disposed of into Banganga river. The Bench has now fixed the matter for further hearing on September 28. The NGT was hearing a plea seeking directions to stop the use of horses in Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu. The plea has sought directions to ensure that no equines (horses, ponies, mules and donkeys) are used in the shrine region. A plea alleged that large amounts of untreated solid, liquid waste is disposed of into Banganga river