Sanitation

Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam on solid waste management and sanitation in Patna, 20/05/2025

Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …

Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam on solid waste management and sanitation in Patna, 20/05/2025

Counter affidavit on behalf of Chief Municipal Engineer, Patna Nagar Nigam in the matter of Saurav Narayan Vs Bihar Pollution Control Board & Others dated May 20, 2025. The report said that the corporation has been diligently performing its statutory duties within the limitations of the available resources and infrastructure. …

Delhi Jal Board report on sewage treatment plants, 08/05/2025

Additional status report by the Delhi Jal Board in the matter of News item titled "Why 75% of Delhi's STPs aren't ready to tackle Yamuna stink" appearing in the Times of India dated 19/02/2024. The Delhi Jal Board report was in compliance with the NGT order, November 22, 2024. DJB …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding desilting of drains in Delhi outfalling in river Yamuna, Delhi, 09/04/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Nizamuddin West Association Vs Union of India dated 09/04/2025. The tribunal was looking into the matter of desilting of 24 drains out falling in the river Yamuna. The tribunal in the proceedings dated February 27, 2025 had recorded the stand …

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding a construction company violating environmental norms, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 04/03/2025

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Green Wood City Village Jan Welfare Society & Others Vs Godwin Construction Company & Others dated March 4, 2025. Green Wood City Villa Jan Welfare Society and Green Wood City Residents Welfare Association filed the application raising a complaint of …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding timeline for providing sewage coverage to all the JJ clusters and trapping the sewer lines, Delhi, 28/02/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shamsher Singh Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi dated 28/02/2025. Counsel appearing for the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) submitted that an affidavit of competent officer will be filed within four weeks disclosing the timeline for providing sewage coverage to all …

Report by the District Magistrate, Agra waterlogging and inadequate drainage systems along the 12 km stretch of road constructed by the National Highways Authority of …

Report by the District Magistrate, Agra in EA No. 34 of 2024 IN OA No. 338 of 2023 (Ravendra Singh Vs. NHAI & Ors.) dated January 21, 2025. The compliance report was in response to the NGT order of May 22, 2023 regarding the inaction of the authorities in cleaning …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid and liquid waste management in Sikkim, 16/01/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues dated 16/01/2025. The court order was uploaded to the NGT site on 24/01/2024. In the application, the tribunal is monitoring the issue of solid as well as liquid …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding discharge of untreated sewage water from a housing society, Ambattur, Chennai, 13/01/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Ambattur residents cry foul as sewage from gated community pollutes area” appearing in DT Next dated 17.12.2024. The Original Application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item. The matter related to …

Report by MCD regarding a drain in Greater Kailash, Delhi attracting swarms of mosquitoes, 13/01/2025

Status report on behalf of MCD in the matter of news item titled "Greater Kailash lesser comfort life amid foul air mosquitoes" appearing in the Times of India dated 22/04/2024. In the original application, registered suo motu, the tribunal is examining the issue of emitting intolerable stench from a drain …

Report by Delhi Jal Board regarding a drain that runs alongside a park emitting stench and attracting mosquitoes, Greater Kailash, Delhi, 11/01/2025

Status report on behalf of Delhi Jal Board in compliance of NGT order dated September 20, 2024. An application was filed before the NGT on the basis of a news item which appeared in the Times of India, April 22, 2024 titled "Greater Kailash lesser comfort life amid foul air …

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of gas leak from a drain in Jaipur resulting in the hospitalization of 10 students of …

The NGT, December 24, 2024 directed Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) among others to file their reply before Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal on the matter of a gas leak from a drain in Jaipur resulting in the hospitalization of 10 students of coaching institute …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the presence of a garbage receptacle point/dhalao near a blind school, Delhi, 29/11/2024

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to pay Rs 20 lakhs to the Akhil Bhartiya Netrahin Sangh School within one month. The school management would utilize the compensation amount in creating better environmental atmosphere in the school and in extending the proper health and …

Action taken report by Government of Assam, Department of Housing and Urban Affairs on used water management in the urban local bodies of the state, …

Action taken report by Government of Assam, Department of Housing and Urban Affairs on used water management in the urban local bodies of the state. A processing gap of 435.5 MLD has been identified for used water management in Assam. To address the same, Sewage Treatment Plants with a total …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms in the construction of a hospital complex, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, 22/04/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Debi Prasad Banerjee Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change & Others dated 22.04/2024. The application was filed by the applicant alleging that Barasat Government Medical College & Hospital, Barasat has dug an open hole …

Interim compliance report by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board on the disposal of untreated effluent by Municipal Board, Pokhran into agricultural land, 18/04/2024

Interim compliance report by the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board in Original Application No 81-2022 (Central Zone Bench) in the matter of Bhoma Ram Mali Vs State of Rajasthan & Others. The action plan for the restoration of the environment was prepared by the joint committee constituted by the NGT …

2024 water funding gap report

Action Against Hunger released the 2024 Water Funding Gap report, finding that globally, only 36% of appeals for water- and sanitation-related funding were met in 2023, leaving a 64% gap. Despite dwindling aid, the need for assistance is intensifying – 3.6 billion people worldwide lack adequate sanitation, and are susceptible …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal disposal of domestic sewage causing pollution and health hazards, village Jalandhari, district Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, 06/03/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madasir Hasan and Others Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 06/03/2024. This Original Application has been registered exercising suo-moto jurisdiction of newspaper report sent by Muddasar Hasan complaining that at village Jalandhari, district Azamgarh, there is a low lying area …

Costs of health care associated infections from inadequate water and sanitation in health care facilities in Eastern and Southern Africa

In Sub-Saharan Africa, health care facilities face critical challenges in water supply, sanitation, and hygiene services; health care waste management; and environmental cleanliness. With coverage below 50 percent, these deficiencies pose significant health risks to patients and health care workers, contributing to health care–associated infections. Meta-analyses and individual studies estimate …

Guideline for reuse of treated sewage in reference to the item of circular economy

The Central Pollution Control Board issued a circular on 08th February, 2024 pertaining to the Draft ‘Guideline for reuse of treated sewage in reference to the item of Circular Economy.’ The Draft Guideline has been drafted on the consideration over the significant gap of demand and availability of water and …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding constructing of STP in a residential society, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 05/02/2024

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Bibhu Dash & Others Vs Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation & Others dated 05/02/2024. The affidavit of the Odisha State Pollution Control Board stated that the STP cannot be constructed because the sewage outflow of Manorama Estates Welfare Society to their …

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