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Municipal Solid Waste Rules
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 Chief Secretary, Himachal Pradesh on status of compliance of solid waste management rules, 2016
There are a total of 16 legacy waste dumpsites in the state and 263641 tonnes of legacy waste has been dumped at dumpsites. Around 83311.28 tonnes of legacy waste has been cleared from the dumpsites. Two legacy waste dumpsites at Sunder Nagar and Sarkaghat have been cleared and in 14 …Action taken by the MPPCB regarding violation of SWM rules, 2016 by the Nagar Palika Parishad, Mandideep, district Raisen, 15/03/2023
Action taken by the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) regarding violation of solid waste management rules, 2016 by the Nagar Palika Parishad, Mandideep. An application was filed before the NGT raising the issue of absence of sanitary landfill for municipal waste generated and collected from Mandideep. The MPPCP has …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding solid waste management, Haryana, 09/05/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagdish Kumar Vs State of Haryana dated 09/05/2022. The issue for consideration initially taken up was the remedial action for restoration of the site where garbage was unscientifically dumped at Gohana, district Sonepat, Haryana. However, in the light of earlier …Order of the National Green Tribunal on the matter of fire at a garbage mound in Manesar, Haryana, 28/04/2022
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in The Times of India dated 26.04.2022 titled “Haryana: Massive Fire at garbage mound in Manesar, 2 dead” dated 28/04/2022. Proceedings had been initiated in the matter in the light of media report on the …Monitoring Committee report (7th) on compliance of MSW Rules 2016 in Haryana and Chandigarh, 23/06/2021
7th report of the Monitoring Committee constituted by the orders of the National Green Tribunal in OA No. 606 of 2018 in the matter of the compliance of the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2016 for the state of Haryana and union territory Chandigarh, submitted June 23, 2021. Haryana should adopt …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dumping and burning of garbage near a school, Kapurthala, Punjab, 14/01/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sacred Heart Public School Chopra Education Society Vs Municipal Council & Others dated 14/01/2019 regarding illegal dumping and burning of garbage near a school by the Municipal Council, Kapurthala. The smoke generated by the fires is causing hazardous pollution, threatening …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016, Almora, Uttarakhand, 07/01/2019
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitender Yadav Vs Union of India & Others dated 07/01/2019 regarding compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 at Almora, State of Uttarakhand. An updated status report as on 01.01.2019 filed by the State …Order of the High Court of Delhi regarding municipal solid waste rules 2016, 16/05/2018
Order of the High Court of Delhi in the matter of SACH Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/05/2018 regarding municipal solid waste rules 2016. A PIL was filed in the Delhi High Court which challenged the municipal solid waste rules 2016 on the context that the rules hold …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management in Delhi, 04/09/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Others dated 04/09/2017 regarding the inefficiency of the local authorities and Government of NCT Delhi in the handling, collection and disposal of municipal solid waste management. The Tribunal expressed its …Waste to Resource
Cities are choking because of their own construction and demolition (C&D) waste with serious environmental consequences warned the sustainable building experts at the conference organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) & Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA). While construction necessitates enormous amount of construction material that accounts for about …Waste management gets Rs 2,086 cr from Centre
Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Reconstruction Mission (JNNURM), 45 solid waste management (SWM) projects at a cost of Rs 2,086 crore and 70 projects of Rs 409 crore have been approved so far in different states by the Urban Development Ministry, Government of India. JUNNURM has listed 65 mission …Wonders of waste disposal in Kanpur
We Indians have got so used to seeing garbage spilling over from municipal dustbins at street corners and often even strewn around in open public spaces, that we accept this phenomenon as inevitable. We look the other way with what seems like futile hope that some day, someone will find …The challenge of waste management in urban areas
Of late, the civic bodies are firm on having a decentralised policy to reduce waste reaching the dumping grounds and the landfill sites. At source:A plant to treat biodegradable waste in Kozhikode. Such decentralised facilities have become imperative now. The accumulation of solid waste in cities and towns offers a …Municipal waste management report: status-quo and issues in Southeast and East Asian countries
Solid waste management is one of the major environmental burdens particularly in megacities of many developed and developing Asian countries. An alarming rate of solid waste generation trends can be seen parallel to urbanization, industrialization and economic development. This environmental burden continues to be a major pressing issue threatening the …Development of decision support system for municipal solid waste management in India: A review
The complexity of issues involved in municipal solid waste management necessitates development and application of new tools capable of processing data inputs of varying formats, numerical models and expert opinions in multi objective decision making scenario. Decision Support Systems (DSS) are among the most promising approaches to confront such situations. …In the High Court of Delhi WP (Civil) No. 9901 of 2009 in the matter of municipal waste processing plant at Sukhdev Vihar/Okhla
In the High Court of Delhi WP (Civil) No. 9901 of 2009 in the matter of municipal waste processing plant at Sukhdev Vihar/Okhla. Rejoinder filed filed by Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association and others.Municipal solid waste management as an incentive for city farming in Pune, India
The disposal of waste presents an increasing challenge to the administrative bodies of megacities. The Municipal Corporation of the Indian city Pune has introduced source separation systems and onsite organic waste composting. The citizens concerned are looking for practical ways to treat their organic wastes and they have found city …Inspiring progress: learning from Exnora Green Pammals solid waste management partnerships in four localities
This booklet by Exnora Green Pammal (EGP) begins by highlighting the grave situation in relation to solid waste management in the country and the steps undertaken by the government to tackle this issue. The document presents a review of the efforts undertaken by EGP, an NGO based in Chennai, which …Closing the circle: bringing integrated sustainable waste management home
Solid waste management and good governance are two sides of the same coin. This point was made clear by the British scholar Sir David Wilson who said that the state of solid waste management in a city is perhaps the best indicator of the state of urban governance. Or to …Failure to tackle garbage woes may attract fine
While municipal councils have foiled several attempts of the High Court to get them to attend to the garbage problem in their respective jurisdictions in the last two years, the High Court on Wednesday contemplated imposing fine on defaulting civic bodies would work as deterrent. A Division Bench of Justice …
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