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.

The applicant has made a complaint that the garbage is spewing over the road with the onset of monsoon, dead animals are been thrown directly on the heap of trash lying in the area and not only the garbage and waste of Ghaziabad but waste from other areas of Delhi and Haryana are brought and thrown in this secondary collection point.

Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) officer visited the site and found that the solid waste was unauthorizedly dumped in an area of 1600 sq meter. He has pointed out that there was no sanction/approval granted by the UPPCB in respect of this secondary collection point.

The NGT directed Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad to file their responses on the matter. Municipal Corporation, Ghaziabad has been directed to take immediate remedial action and submit the action taken report. The next hearing of the case will be on March 4, 2025.