Landfill

Order of the Supreme Court regarding waste management at Adampur landfill site, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 07/04/2025

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of Bhopal Municipal Corporation Vs Subhash C Pandey & Others dated 07/04/2025. The affidavit of compliance was filed by the Bhopal Municipal Corporation regarding implementation of the suggestions of the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI). The SC granted time to the …

Order of the National Green Tribunal on disposal of C&D waste, Delhi, 20/05/2020

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pawan Kumar Sharma Versus Govt. of NCT of Delhi dated 20/05/2020 regarding violation of environmental norms by IL & FS Company at Jahangirpuri, Delhi. Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) was required to furnish an action taken report in the matter. …

Explained: Europe’s new waste prevention and reuse laws

In this brief, the European Environmental Bureau (EEB) provides good examples of how countries have already translated these into national law, boosting repair and designing products that are meant to last longer. This legal briefing provides an overview of the most important new EU waste obligations from The Waste Framework …

Final report of the State Level Committee on solid waste management, Odisha, 01/05/2020

Final report of the State Level Committee on solid waste management in the state of Odisha constituted by the National Green Tribunal order in Original Application No. 606/2018 dated May 2020. The report mentioned the proposed time frame for implementation of SWM rules in urban areas - July 31, 2022 …

Report filed by North DMC on dumping of garbage on roads, Delhi, 25/02/2020

Affidavit cum report regarding factual and action taken report in respect of unscientific dumping of garbage on the roads on behalf of North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North DMC) in compliance of the NGT order dated 19/07/2019 in the matter of Birender Sangwan Vs North Delhi Municipal Corporation & Others. The …

Report by Department of Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh on unscientific dumping of solid waste in Loni Nagar Palika Parishad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 25/02/2020

Action taken report filed by the Department of Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh in original application No. 209/2019 on the matter pertaining to unscientific dumping of solid waste in Loni Nagar Palika Parishad. The report mentioned that the dumping site in Ahmad Nagar Navada earlier used by Nagar Palika Parishad Loni …

Report on landfills in Kerala, 01/01/2020

Report by Kerala State Pollution Control Board to the Central Pollution Control Board in OA No. 519 of 2019 dated 01/01/2020. The matter related to mangement of legacy waste. The NGT had directed the Central Pollution Control Board to compile the latest data on the dumpsites with the assistance of …

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding shifting of a solid waste dumping site away from the riverbed of Ganga, Munikriti, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, 29/11/2019

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The State of Uttarakhand & Others Vs Ram Shankar & Others dated 29/11/2019 regarding shifting of a solid waste dumping site away from the riverbed of Ganga, Munikriti, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand. The SC directed the state of Uttarakhand to comply …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution by the Kutch unit of Saurashtra Enviro Project Pvt. Ltd., (SEPPL), Gujarat, 14/08/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ashok Gohil Vs Saurashtra Enviro Project Pvt. Ltd. dated 14/08/2019 regarding pollution by the Kutch unit of Saurashtra Enviro Project Pvt. Ltd., (SEPPL). Report was sought by NGT from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Gujarat Pollution Control …

Latest data on dumpsites (as per reports submitted by States/Union Territories)

This document provides status of dumpsites as per information provided by States/Union Territories in compliance to Hon'ble NGT order dated 17.07.2019 (Original Application No. 519/2019).

Deposit ₹250 crore for bioremediation of landfills: NGT

Warns municipal officials that they will not get salaries if civic bodies fail to deposit amount The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed the Delhi government and civic bodies to deposit an amount of ₹250 crore to an escrow account for a bioremediation and biomining project that is to …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding distance of 500 mtrs from the landfill site in Balotra, Rajasthan, 08/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balotra Textile Hand Processors Association Vs Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 08/07/2019 regarding buffer zone of 500 m from the treatment, storage, and disposal facility (TSDF). The application was filed by Balotra Water Pollution Control Treatment & …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding air pollution in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 02/07/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Amit M. Panchal Vs State of Gujarat dated 02/07/2019 regarding remedial action to check air pollution in the Ahmedabad city in the interest of public health and the rule of law. The issue of Pirana landfill site came into fore …

How the segregation habit helps reduce household waste and the size of landfills

NOIDA: Waste segregation won’t just reduce the total amount of waste that goes to landfills, it can also cut down on how much your household ultimately generates. For starters, kitchen waste like potato peels, cucumber skin, carrot crumbs, etc need not go into the waste basket at all — they …

Relocate family living close to waste dump in Baddi: HC

In a major relief to the 32 members of a family residing in the proximity of a garbage dump at Kenduwal village in Baddi industrial area, the High Court has directed the authorities to consider their relocation. Acting on a writ petition filed by the aggrieved family, the court pronounced …

NGT directs municipal corporations to submit report on landfill sites in Delhi

The National Green Tribunal has directed the municipal corporations to submit an action taken report on the steps taken to manage waste after a news report claimed that water is being contaminated in the unauthorised habitations near Bhalswa, Gazipur and Okhla landfills in the city. A bench headed by NGT …

How to turn waste to wealth: Let’s Recycle

Nepra builds a supply chain that connects waste generators/collectors to recyclers Sandeep Patel smiles every time he sees the women in his workforce sporting new silver ornaments. And as his men workers take more holidays and come back refreshed, eager to take a stab afresh at sorting garbage, Sandeep knows …

Half of all hazardous waste in Telangana ends up in landfills

This means as much as half of the trash generated by more than 2,500 hazardous-waste-generating industrial units in the State gets buried in landfills. HYDERABAD: Of the 2.8 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of hazardous waste generated each year in Telangana, as much as 1.4 lakh MT are landfillable, according to …

NGT directs Haryana chief secretary to submit report on Bandhwari landfill site

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Haryana chief secretary to submit an action taken report and take punitive action against the officers for failing to stop leachate from the Bandhwari landfill site. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said this is a classic instance of …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management in Gurgaon, Haryana, 23/04/2019

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vivek Kamboj & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 23/04/2019 regarding solid waste management in Gurgaon, Haryana. The NGT expressed its displeasure at the "incapacity, incompetence and unwillingness of the Municipal Corporation, Gurgaon to perform its duty to …

Status report filed by the state of Madhya Pradesh in compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, 12/04/2019

Status report filed by the state of Madhya Pradesh, 12/04/2019 in compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. Out of 378 identified dumping sites with an area of 407.80 acres, 33 dumping sites have been taken for bio remediation of legacy waste. 10 dumping sites at Sailana, Nagada, Rampur …

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