Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vivek Kamboj & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 22/12/2016 regarding leachate from Bandhwari solid waste treatment plant situated on the Gurgaon-Faridabad border.The Counsel appearing for the State of Haryana submits that the financial bid for establishment of …
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Waste Management, 14/12/2016. As per the assessment made by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for 2015, the sewage generation in the urban areas of the Country is estimated to be about 61,948 MLD (approx.) and sewage treatment capacity is for 23,277 MLD, which is …
The Municipal Corporation’s decision to install a weighing bridge at the garbage dumping site in Sector 23 has not gone down well with Panchkula residents. Some residents said a garbage treatment plant must be set up first. The residents have time and again demanded that the corporation either shift the …
KOCHI: To tackle the mounting biomedical waste crisis in Southern Kerala, especially in Kochi, the Kerala Enviro Infrastructure Ltd (KEIL) has proposed a treatment plant at Puthencruz in Ernakulam. The project, estimated to cost Rs 4.9 crore, has received the government nod and is waiting for environmental clearance. The plant …
GURGAON: The MCG believes that constructing a wall around the defunct Bandhwari waste treatment plant is enough to prevent leachate from contaminating the groundwater. The civic body told the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday that it had constructed a wall around the plant, but it got damaged due to …
The E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016 mandate CPCB to prepare guidelines on implementation of E-Waste Rules, which includes specific guidelines for extended producer responsibility, channelisation, collection centres, storage, transportation, environmentally sound dismantling and recycling, refurbishment, and random sampling of EEE for testing of RoHS parameters. In this document all the above …
KOCHI: Amid apprehension over the smooth functioning of the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant, a representative of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) will visit the plant on Tuesday and Wednesday, following a complaint filed by local residents that waste is being treated at the plant unscientifically. Sources from Kochi corporation said …
The civic authorities plan to start 22 waste segregation points in as many divisions - before the national green tribunal (NGT) panel visits Brahmapuram waste treatment plant next week - is unlikely to work out as sources from the health department said that they could begin just two waste segregation …
The proximity of Shishambara area to a water body and possible environmental hazards were the key issues discussed on Monday at the meeting of nagar nigam officials with the district administration and other stakeholders on the development of Shishambara solid waste management plant. The chief minister had recently issued an …
Target based approach for implementation of EPR has been adopted in the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. Phase wise collection target has been fixed for producers for the collection of e-waste, which can be either in number or weight and shall be 30% of the quantity of waste generation as indicated …
GURGAON: Forest department has issued notice to Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) for damage to forest areas by leachate flowing from Bandhwari waste treatment plant. The department pointed that toxic leachate from the waste treatment plant has done extensive damage to the flora and fauna of the forest apart from …
GURGAON: Concerned over continuous formation of leachate from Bandhwari landfill and waste treatment plant, National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday directed Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) to submit ground report in a month. The direction has come over a petition filed by environment activist Vivek Kamboj for sifting of Bandhwari …
Hyderabad: Once a fad, green buildings are fast becoming the norm in the city's western corridor. From residential apartments to office spaces, buildings in the IT hub are turning environment-friendly as well as stylish. According to data available with the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), of the 250 IGBC-rated green …
Cites extended nightlife; owners oppose proposal According to Mayor B NManjunath Reddy the extension of nightlife would lead to more garbage being generated and thus they are contemplating increasing the cess. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is expected to take a decision on Tuesday on increasing the garbage cess …
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation today moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court against the decision of the Jaypee group to close down the city’s only garbage processing plant at Dadu Majra. The application is likely to come up for hearing tomorrow. The MC has sought directions from the court to …
Kochi: The Vadavucode Puthencruz panchayat, where the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant falls, has filed an affidavit before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the corporation did not intend to operate the solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram. Stating that a wetland and three rivers (Kadambrayar, Chitrapuzha and Kozhichirathodu) were being …
PANJIM: The National Environmental Engineering and Research Institute (NEERI) has begun the process to conduct the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study of the proposed modernized solid waste treatment facility at Bainguinim. The year-long study will assess the environmental impact of the proposed facility in the area and its natural resources …
While neighbouring China is busy setting up the world’s largest waste to energy plant in its Shenzen province after successfully setting up 150 such plants, India just has five such plants. Bathinda is among those cities of the country where the solid waste management plant has been hanging fire ever …
Shimla: With the garbage processing plant of Shimla yet to be made functional, National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed that the Municipal Solid Waste Green Tech Processing plant in Chandigarh to accept the municipal solid waste of the hill town. It has also directed the Himachal Pradesh government to pay …
The National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) Southern Bench here has ordered for a CB-CID probe into the alleged sale of solid bio medical waste by hospitals, after it was brought to its notice that the waste from a Chennai-based private hospital was being sold at Rs. 49 a kg to a …
