Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others VsMinistry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 22/12/2016 regarding steps to improve the practices presently adopted for collection, storage, transportation, disposal, treatment and recycling of Municipal Solid Waste popularly known as “garbage” generated in various cities across India.

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 Waste to Energy Plant at Gurgaon and Faridabad would be opened on 30th December, 2016 and the contract would be awarded in January, 2017.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Elephant Energy Private Limited Vs. Municipal Corporation Shimla dated 16/12/2016 regarding setting up of municipal solid waste plant in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. NGT directs the Applicant (Elephant Energy Private Limited) to set up plant and make it operative in all respect.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Others dated 06/12/2016 regarding municipal solid waste disposal, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. The Pollution Control Board with a Senior Professor from NIT Srinagar would submit a report with regard to collection, segregation, composting of the Municipal Solid Waste.

Related Previous Orders

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of R.D. Anand Vs. Chandigarh Union Territory Administration & Others dated 05/12/2016 regarding plastic segregation from the municipal solid waste, Chandigarh.

National Green Tribunal directs Chandigarh UT Administration to file a complete and comprehensive Affidavit stating as to which study or physical verification as to the total waste generation, contents of waste, particularly, plastic on what basis, particularly glasses, forks, knifes, non-woven products and other such allied material that are injurious to environment.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sanjay Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 23/11/2016 regarding burning of municipal solid waste, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. According to the Applicant Sanjay Kumar there are 21 hot mix /ready mix concrete plants operating illegally and without consent of the State Pollution Control Board. They were emitting highly polluting ambient air quality in the area in question.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Tribunal on its Motion Vs State of West Bengal & Others dated 21/11/2016 regarding dumping of garbages at Rajiv Nagar, North 24 Parganas from South Dum Dum, Dum Dum, North Dum Dum and New Barrackpore Municipalities.

NGT directs Department of Municipal Affairs, to monitor the activities of all the municipalities in dealing with the area in question, particularly with the dumping and disposal of waste materials.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sri Balaji Nagar Pothu Nala Vs State of Tamil Nadu & Others dated 16/11/2016 regarding dumping of garbage in Padiyanallur Village Panchayat, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu without complying with the MSW Rules, 2016. Special Officer, Padiyanallur Village Panchayat has filed an undertaking that the existing dumped garbage would be removed within a period of 6 weeks