Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand (Writ Petition (PIL) No. 93 of 2022) in the matter of Jitender Yadav Vs Union of India & Others.

The matter related to steps taken to clear the solid waste/ non-biodegradable plastic waste in Uttarakhand.

The High Court, July 7, 2022 had directed all the district magistrates in the state to submit status reports on the matter. The court noted that not even one status report has been filed by any of the district magistrates.

Interim progress report of the Joint Committee, under the chairmanship of Justice S. P. Garg.

The committee was constituted by the orders of the National Green Tribunal vide order dated April 22, 2022 in Original Application No. 288/2022 in the matter of news item published in the Times of India, April 22, 2022 titled "Delhi: Another long drawn effort to douse fire at Ghazipur landfill”. Sandeep Sharma, Chief Engineer, East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) was requested by the committee to brief about the dumpsite and the fire incidents at Ghazipur landfill.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Subrata Debnath Vs State of Tripura & Others dated 28/07/2022.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In re: News item published in The Indian Express dated 20th April, 2022, titled “7 Charred to death in fire near Ludhiana dumpsite” dated 25/07/2022.

Report by the government of Tamil Nadu for implementation of SWM Rules in OA No. 606 of 2018 (Compliance of SWM Management Rules, 2016). Tamil Nadu has achieved 96 per cent door to door colletion and 81 per cent source segregation of solid waste. The report claimed that 100 per cent of total waste is being collected. In 2022, out of 14,995 TPD of total waste generation, 9,310 TPD was processed and out of 8,083 TPD of wet waste, 5542 TPD was processed. The estimated quantity of legacy waste is 207 lakh cu.m and biomining works was taken up in 269 locations.

Shortfalls found in liquid waste management in Indirapuram, Ghaziabad: CPCB The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in its report to the NGT, July 20, 2022 said that bio-remediation techniques adopted by Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad in 10 monitored drains was not effective as high organic load was observed at outfall of each drain. Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad needs to address the issue by ensuring complete (100%) tapping of drains.

Additional action taken report submitted by the Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government Department regarding plastic waste management, Kerala.

Sanction has been accorded for setting up of an integrated plastic waste management facility at Kunnamthanam, Pathanamthitta for an amount of Rs. 456 lakhs under Rebuild Kerala Initiative Scheme. Suchitwa Mission has invited Resource Recovery Facility (RPF) for plastic waste management for urban local bodies in Kerala.