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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jyoti Mishra & Others Vs MoEF & Others dated 30/05/2014 regarding setting up of an integrated mechanical composting plant of 500 t/d capacity at village Razau Paraspur.

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of S.K. Shetye & Others Vs GCZMA of Goa & Others dated 29/05/2014 regarding location of Municipal Solid Waste Disposal site of Mormugao Municipal Council and associated activities, and non-compliance of provisions of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, and Coastal Zone Regulations of 1991.

PANJIM: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has issued a notice to the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) for failing to tackle and maintain the garbage dumping site at Assagao plateau, leading t

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Syed Fareed Husain Vs. Municipal Commissioner, Nagar Nigam, Bareilly & Ors. dated 16/05/2014 regarding municipal waste physically dumped into Nallah and burnt in open spaces, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.

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This report on “Waste to Energy” submitted to Planning Commission by the task force under chairmanship of Dr. K. Kasturirangan highlights the need for an integrated approach towards MSW management in the country stressing reduction and segregation of waste at source and also efficient utilization of various components of the waste.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Vanshakti Vs MPCB dated 12/05/2014 regarding solid waste disposal in Ulhasnagar city. The Tribunal also noted that some of the municipal sewage is discharged in Valdhuni river, Ulhas river, Ulhas creek, without treatment, ranging between zero to 80% capacity.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Bench, Pune) in the matter of Dr.Udaykumar Vasantrao Jagtap Vs Saswad Mun. Council & Ors dated 08/05/2014 regarding municipal solid waste management in Saswad Municipal Council, Maharashtra. The Tribunal has directed the Municipal Council to set out an action plan for segregation of biomedical waste, biodegradation waste and plastic waste.

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Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Latif Beg & Ors. Vs. MoEF & Ors. dated 08/05/2014 regarding establishment and operation of a Municipal Solid Waste Management Plant a project of Nagar Nigam, Bareilly, at Village Razau Paraspur, Bareilly.

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Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Satpal Singh & Ors. V/s Muncipal Council, Gardhiwala & Ors. dated 08/05/2014 regarding shifting of the dumping ground “Hada Rori” to a suitable place outside the limits of Municipal Council of Gardhiwala, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

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Urban India is facing an ever increasing challenge of providing for the incremental infrastructural needs of a growing urban population. According to the 2011 census, the population of India was 1.21 billion; of this 31% live in cities. It is further projected that by 2050 half of India’s population will live in cities.

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