Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jitender Yadav Vs. State of Uttarakhand dated 16/03/2016 regarding indiscriminate dumping and throwing of municipal solid waste and burning of the same, Almora, Uttarakhand.

Counsel appearing for the State of Uttarakhand and Municipality of Almora submit that they have submitted to MoEF the proposal for acquisition and Environmental Clearance of the site for dumping of municipal solid waste, in July, 2015. He further state that presently they are just dumping the municipal solid waste without taking appropriate measures, much less in consonance with the Municipal Solid Waste Rules 2000, on the road side.