Status report regarding the steps taken by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation to manage municipal solid waste management.

The report outlines the ongoing initiatives and progress made to address Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management, legacy waste bio-mining, to avoid open dumping at the Vellalore Dump Yard and the Odor issue along with the initiative taken for implementing new project proposals.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailendra Kumar Yadav Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 13/02/2025.

In the original application, applicant has raised the issue of unscientific management of the horses plying in Kufri and regulation of the tourist activities and consequential damage to the natural vegetation, local ecology and environment.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Compliance of Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and other environmental issues dated 16/01/2025. The court order was uploaded to the NGT site on 24/01/2024.

In the application, the tribunal is monitoring the issue of solid as well as liquid waste management as per orders of the Supreme Court. The tribunal after going through the report filed by Sikkim said that there was several deficiencies in the report and that the factual status was not reflected in the report.

Action taken report on behalf of MCD in OA No 250 of 2024 (Sudesh Prakash Sabberwal Vs. Union of India & Others). The report was in response to the NGT order, October 14, 2024.

The application was filed by the applicant with the grievance regarding removal of dhalao/garbage dump situated about 30 meter away from gate number 6 of AIIMS, New Delhi and is a major source of air pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Pranav Pandurang Sagar & Others Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 13/01/2025.

The matter related to roadside garbage lying at a number of sites in Latur. According to the applicant, the Latur Municipal Corporation has not been taking adequate steps to clear and clear the roadside garbage lying and at the number of sites to avoid health hazards.

Report submitted by the Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government in the matter of K M Sanjeev Vijayan Vs The Chief Secretary, Government of Kerala & Others dated January 4, 2025.

The matter related to legacy waste in the Panamanna trenching ground. The report stated that as of now there is no shortage of fund for the bio remediation work as revealed from the report of the municipality.

Report filed by the Additional Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Kerala in the matter of Tribunal on its own motion Suo Motu based on the report dated 26.06.2023 received from Hon’ble Justice A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai on the Present Status of Waste dump site at Cubaloor in Mangalpady Panchayat, Kasargod District, Kerala.

Report of Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) in OA No 178 of 2024 (News item appearing in Greater Kashmir dated 15.01.2024 titled Increasing pollution badly affecting water bodies in Bhaderwah) dated 30/11/2024.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Prajesh Bisen & Others Vs Chief Municipal Officer, Balaghat & Others dated 14/11/2024.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Laxmi Narain Vs Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad & Others dated 11/11/2024.

The complaint of the applicant is that  illegal secondary collection point has been setup near Apsara border of Ghaziabad adjoining Delhi on GT road at District Ghaziabad. The allegation in the application is in respect of mismanagement and illegal throwing of garbage in that secondary collection point.