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.

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 legacy dumpsites bio mining has started. The state of Himachal Pradesh has set the time frame for clearing all legacy dumpsites by December 2023.

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 proceedings, the Tribunal took up for consideration the steps for compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the entire state since timelines given for various steps under the Solid Waste Management Rules had expired.

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 death of two persons and injuries to two others in a fire in the garbage mound spread over 25 acres of land at Manesar, District Gurugram, Haryana.

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.

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 the public health, including the health of the children.

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.

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 individuals and not the local bodied responsible for segregation of garbage at source.

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 displeasure at the fatalities caused by the Ghazipur garbage hill collapse "because of improper, unscientific and indiscriminate dumping of municipal solid waste at these sanitary landfill sites".