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 …
The Urban Directorate, Government of Uttarakhand has prepared a draft State Level Action Plan for the management, handling and disposal of municipal solid waste in accordance with the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. The said draft action plan has been prepared with active consultation with all stake …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sangli Zilla Sudhar Samiti Vs. The Commissiner, Sangli, Miraj and Kupwad Mun. Corpon & Ors dated 04/03/2015 regarding segregation of bio-degradable municipal waste by Sangli, Miraj and Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKMC).
It has been a fact that cities and towns are littered with garbage (MSW) and giving ugly look at many places in the city / town. Only important locations of a city or towns are maintained and leaving many other places chocking with uncollected waste. The collected waste is disposed …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kashinath Laxman Dagale & Ors. Vs. MPCB & Ors. dated 18/02/2015 regarding the order of Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB)- Respondent No.1 granting Authorisation, under Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2000, (MSW Rules) to …
NASHIK: The Pune bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Tuesday asked the municipal commissioner and the district collector to come up with an action plan for Kumbh mela for managing solid waste. The divisional bench of NGT comprising Justice V R Kingaonkar and judicial member Ajay Deshpande passed …
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has opened a cell to ensure hassle-free management of solid waste. Official sources said the cell would monitor solid waste collection at primary level, disposal at the designated dumping site and processing at the plant to be set up at Bhuasuni, on the outskirts of …
Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) has directed municipalities to implement the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, as they have failed to treat and dispose of waste. GSPCB chairman Jose Manual Noronha told TOI that on inspection, the board found no proper implementation of MSW in municipal …
As Indian cities move into the 21st century, its leaders are preparing to meet demands posed by the citizens. One of the greatest challenges is management of solid waste. The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) in its September 2000 notification has framed the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and …
Report on solid waste management in the urban local bodies in Odisha in pursuance of orders of Honourable National Green Tribunal (NGT) dated 15/01/2015.
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has decided to set up a committee to plan on cleaning up River Yamuna and ordered that people who throw religious items into the Yamuna will have to pay a fine of Rs 5000 Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the …
In accordance with the Provision (8) of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is required to prepare a Consolidated Annual Review Report (CARR) on implementation of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 in the country and forward it …
The Kolkata-based Eastern Zone Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today restrained the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) and the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) ‘from causing any violation in respect of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 and Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 in respect …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 21/10/2014 regarding dumping of municipal solid waste in respect of Deepor Beel Wetland situated in Assam.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Rohit Choudhury Vs Union of India & Ors. dated 24/09/2014 regarding location of the site for solid waste management near Deepor Beel Wet Land, Assam.
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Giriraj Parikrama Sanrakshan Sansthan & Ors. Vs. Department of Environment & Forests & Ors. dated 02/09/2014 regarding throwing of municipal solid waste on roads in the town of Govardhan in Mathura. The counsel appearing for Applicant …
Citizens' group Nagrik Chetna Manch said on Sunday that the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has neglected taking important measures, such as waste segregation at source, which could have averted the current garbage crisis. The Manch said that it had made repeated appeals to the corporation for the last three years …
Despite the recent orders by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against the dumping of waste in Patiala Ki Rao river in Sector 74, Mohali, the Mohali Municipal Corporation (MMC) continues to dump garbage along the bank of the seasonal rivulet. In what could be termed as a clear violation of …
PANAJI: Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) directed the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) to stop dumping biomedical and non-biodegradable waste and carcasses of dead animals at the open site at Patto, as it is causing pollution andhealth hazards in the vicinity The pollution control board conducted an …
The Municipal Corporation (MC) is unable to collect 100 per cent waste generated in the city due to lack of door-to-door collection. The overall door-to-door collection of waste is only 20 per cent. This has been revealed in a report of the Ministry of Urban Development. The report claimed that …
The Maharashtra pollution control board (MPCB) has issued a notice to Kolhapur municipal corporation (KMC) to remove the solid waste dumped at the Bapat Camp nullah. Prajasattak Samaj Seva Sanstha, a city-based activists' group, had complained on June 17 about leachate being generated at the site and seeping into the …
