Municipal Solid Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Futala lake pollution, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …

Report by the Municipal Corporation, Meerut regarding disposal of legacy waste at Lohiya Nagar, 30/12/2023

Report by the Municipal Corporation, Meerut in Original Application No 108 of 2023 (Lokesh Khurana Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others). In terms of the NGT order, November 21, 2023, Meerut Nagar Nigam has formulated the phase-wise report along with budgetary provisions in three plans - Plan A, Plan …

Report filed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board on the status of implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in Mangalpady Grama Panchayat, 12/12/2023

Report filed by the Kerala State Pollution Control Board on the status of implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in Mangalpady Grama Panchayat. The report was filed pursuant to the order of the NGT, December 7, 2023. Kubanoor, the waste processing facility had a waste processing, processing and recycling …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management in Sikkim, 07/12/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of 'Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and Other environmental issues' dated 07/12/2023. The Original Application deals with the issue of solid and liquid waste management which is being monitored by the NGT in terms of the orders of …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding non compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation, 01/12/2023

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Bhopal Municipal Corporation Vs Dr Subhash C Pandey & Others dated 01/12/2023. There is non-compliance with the provision of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation, the Supreme Court observed after going through the affidavit filed by …

Report filed by the Kayalpattinam Municipality on legacy waste management, 09/11/2023

Report filed by the Kayalpattinam Municipality dated 09/11/2023 in the matter of Mass Empowerment and Guidance Association Vs The Kayalpattinam Municipality and Others. The matter related to disposal of legacy waste at Kayalpattinam municipality, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu. Technical approval for the solid waste disposal work for bio mining waste …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding repeated instances of fire in Kozhikode waste treatment plant, Kerala, 02/11/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re : News item appearing in Onmanorama dated 09.10.2023 titled “Fire in Kozhikode waste treatment plant: Opposition alleges corporation’s conspiracy” dated 02/11/2023. The original application is registered in suo-moto exercise of power on the basis of the news item …

Joint committee report on the dump site at Wariana, Jalandhar, Punjab, 02/11/2023

Joint committee report in the matter of Ramesh Mahendru Vs State of Punjab in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order, August 4, 2023. Ramesh Mahendru, President of Alfa Mahendru Foundation had approached the National Green Tribunal by sending a letter complaining that a huge garbage dump has been built …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding inefficient waste disposal in Faridabad, Haryana, 31/10/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item appearing in The Tribune dated 03.10.2023 titled “Faridabad residents see red over inefficient waste disposal” dated 31/10/2023. A news item published in Tribune, October 3, 2023 mentioned about the dumping of solid waste and garbage at …

Report filed by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board regarding municipal solid waste disposal facility and sanitary landfill' site at Balicha, Udaipur, 30/10/2023

Report filed by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board dated 30/10/2023. A committee was constituted by the District Collector for inspection of the 'Integrated municipal solid waste disposal facility and sanitary landfill' site at Balicha, Udaipur. The MSWD Balicha site was visited on September 1, 2023. The committee recommended that …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal waste disposal in Municipal Council, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, 30/10/2023

The NGT, November 1, 2023 directed the Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Himachal Pradesh and the Chief Executive Officer of the Municipal Council, Hamirpur to inform the tribunal on the next date of hearing on the steps taken to dispose of municipal waste within the Municipal Council, Hamirpur. Action taken report …

Action taken report regarding solid waste dumped in forest land, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, 27/10/2023

Action taken report on behalf of Himachal Pradesh through Principal Secretary (Urban Development) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal order dated July 21, 2023. The matter related to legacy waste at forest land in Hamirpur. Municipal Council, Hamirpur said that it is not using forest land for dumping purposes. …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a dumping site in Didwana, Rajasthan polluting environment, 16/10/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Sarwar Khan Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 16/10/2023. The grievance of the applicant is non compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, Forest Conservation Rules, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, Air (Prevention …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding untreated effluents passing through an open nala in Islampur municipal council, Sangli and draining into Krishna river, Maharashtra, 03/10/2023

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Islampur Municipal Council Vs Madhukar Shankar Sutar & Others dated 03/10/2023. The court directed the Chief Officer of the Islampur Municipal Council to file an affidavit setting out the compliance, if any, made with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding municipal solid waste management by Bhopal Municipal Corporation, Madhya Pradesh, 03/10/2023

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Bhopal Municipal Corporation Vs Subhash C Pandey dated 03/10/2023. Bhopal Municipal Corporation had filed the application in the apex court praying for stopping the direction for the payment of compensation for its failure to manage municipal solid waste. The SC said …

MSW dumping site visit report of Valsad nagarpalika, near Auranga river by a committee on the orders of the NGT, 03/10/2023

Site visit report in Original Application No.57/2023 (WZ) (Earlier OA No.540/2022) (Prakashbhai Premabhai Patel & Ors. V/s State Of Gujrat). The matter is related to the municipal solid waste dumping site of Valsad nagarpalika, near Auranga river. Currently Valsad nagarpalika is dumping MSW at dumping site Sandhpore (near Railway Bridge …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an unauthorized dumpsite in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, 20/09/2023

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re.: News Item published in Times of India, Kolkata edition dated 29.08.2023 Titled “Kestopur neighbourhood raises a stink over open vat, Kolkata” Vs Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation & Others dated 20/09/2023. The NGT directed the Municipal …

Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on waste management in urban local bodies: Government of Kerala

This Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ended 31 March 2021 has been prepared for submission to the Governor of the State of Kerala under Article 151(2) of the Constitution of India for being placed in the State Legislature. The Report covering the period …

Operation of the solid waste processing plant in village Rangadi, Kullu under NGT scanner

The NGT, September 14 directed the Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Manali, Himachal Pradesh to file a fresh status report regarding the illegal dumping of solid waste by the solid waste processing plant in the gram panchayat area of Shallen, village Rangadi, post Kalath, tehsil Manali, district Kullu. Municipal Council was …

National Plastic Action Partnerships (NPAP): a multistakeholder approach to addressing plastic pollution in Developing Countries

How can Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships manage plastic pollution in developing countries? See what learnt from Indonesia, Ghana, and Vietnam about National Plastic Action Partnerships (NPAP) in this report. Describe the challenges of plastic pollution and the need for Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships (MSP) and describe an emerging MSP process called Global Plastic Action …

Harnessing the role of private sector in waste management through South-South and Triangular Cooperation for inclusive urbanization

The case study aims to take a snapshot of the municipal waste management ecosystems of certain countries in the Global South, particularly focusing on private sector-led good practices, inclusive growth and sustainable financing. The countries were selected upon criteria such as GDP, total waste production and geographic variety. The study …

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