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Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhash Datta Vs Union of India & Others dated 02/11/2017 regarding solid waste management and withdrawal of sweet water in the beach area of Puri, Odisha.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subhas Datta Vs Visva Bharati University & Others dated 01/11/2017 regarding the pollution caused during the Poush Mela, 2015 held in the Visva Bharati University in the month of December.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of In Re: Outrage as parents end life after child's dengue death & Others dated 01/11/2017. The Apex Court after going through the affidavit filed on behalf of the Directorate General of Health Services stated that "various vector borne diseases are widespread in different parts of the country apparently due to an absence of solid waste management. Therefore, it appears that the crucial issue is really the management of solid waste."

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone Bench, Chennai) in the matter of M.Gobineelan Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 30/10/2017 regarding illegal dumping and burning of garbage in Sirumugai, Coimbatore by Sirumugai Town Panchayat. NGT Southern Bench directs that the Sirumugai Panchayat shall obtain necessary “authorisation” from the appropriate authorities within three months and shall remove all the Solid Waste dumped in the S.F.No.148/2 and 189/2 and shall not dump the solid waste in open space or burn solid waste.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 27/10/2017 regarding landfills in Delhi. The Commissioner of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation, Special Secretary of Urban Development and officers of Fire Department gave assurance to the Court that steps would be taken up to ensure that none of the landfill sites in Delhi do not catch or are put on fire in future.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Namita Maniktala Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 26/10/2017 regarding municipal solid waste problem of District Solan and surrounding areas in Himachal Pradesh. Counsel appearing for State of Himachal Pradesh submits that policy decision have been taken by the State Government to establish a plant and Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board has been asked to conduct study and submit DPR through the concerned department.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Vivek Vihar Railway Station dated 23/10/2017 collection, transportation and disposal of the municipal solid waste collected from the railway platforms. NGT while comining down heavily on the Railway authority said that the primary responsibility to comply with the Rules of 2016 and to ensure that the platforms and railway lines remain free of municipal solid wastes and other wastes rests on them.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. P. Singh & Others Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board & Others dated 22/09/2017 regarding blockage of storm water drains in Vasundhra, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Applicant has produced photographs to show that the drain is still blocked and demolishing of illegal structures has not been completed. Tribunal grants one weeks time to Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam to clean all the drains in the Vasundhara township.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Rizwan Pathan & Others Vs. District Collector, Sehore & Others dated 20/09/2017 regarding setting up of a MSW management and disposal site and an abattoir in Adampur Chhawani, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Babulal Jajoo Vs. State of Rajasthan & Others dated 18/09/2017 regarding cleaning of the nallahs of solid waste, Kota, Rajasthan. NGT directs that the river front development project along Chambal river be submitted before the Tribunal on the next date of hearing.

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