Municipal Solid Waste
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Futala lake pollution, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 05/06/2025
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding waste management in Delhi, 15/05/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Others Vs. Union of India & Others dated 15/05/2017 regarding waste management in hospitals, hotels, colleges, malls, railway stations, bus terminals, Waste to Energy Plant and residential societies in Delhi. NGT directs the Department of Urban …Minimise waste - Save wealth
Questions have been raised about methodology adopted in Swachh Survekshan Report 2017. Instead of encouraging sustainable practices like segregation at source and recycle and reuse, the survey seems to have rewarded cities that are focussing on collection of unsegregated waste and transporting it to landfills.Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dumping and burning of municipal solid waste, Thazhambur Village, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, 11/05/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of S.P.Surendranath Karthik Vs Thazhambur Village Panchayat & Others dated 11/05/2017 regarding illegal and wrongful dumping and burning of Municipal Solid Waste in Survey No.99 and 100 of Thazhambur Village, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu. Status Report dated 3rd …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dumping of municipal solid waste including hazardous waste, Cheyyar Taluk, Tiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, 11/05/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Sumathi Saet Vs Commissioner of Municipality Tiruvathipuram (Cheyyar) Municipality & Others dated 11/05/2017 regarding illegal dumping of municipal solid waste including hazardous waste in Survey No.1 of Murukathampoondi Village to an extent of 55 acres, Cheyyar Taluk, …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding illegal dumping of municipal solid waste in the lake of Moovarsampet Village, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, 11/05/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of P. Varatharajan Vs Moovarasampet Panchayat & Others dated 11/05/2017 regarding illegal dumping of municipal solid waste in the lake comprised in Survey No.44/2 of Moovarsampet Village, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu. Moovarasampet Panchayat has stated before the Tribunal …Clean Your Backyard
Urban India is now the world's third largest garbage generator. But the amount of waste generated is not as much of an issue as the fact that over 45 million tonnes (or 3 million trucks worth) of garbage is untreated and disposed of by municipal authorities each year in an …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 24/04/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sangam Vihar Residents Welfare Association & Others Vs Ministry of Environment & Forest & Others dated 24/04/2017 regarding municipal solid waste management in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. NGT directs the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam to explore the possibility of out-sourcing the MSW …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding Coimbatore Corporation to obtain Environmental Clearance to establish Sewage Treatment Plant, Tamil Nadu, 24/04/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Corporation of Coimbatore Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 24/04/2017 regarding Coimbatore Corporation to obtain Environmental Clearance to establish Sewage Treatment Plant. HISTORY For the purpose of creating an underground drainage system under the …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste management in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 20/04/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Samajik Parivartan Sewa Samiti Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 20/04/2017 regarding municipal solid waste management in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. With regard to implementation of MSW Rules, 2016 in the Ghaziabad Area, the Commissioner of Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam …Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping of garbage on the river bed of River Yamuna by Mathura Cantonment Board, Uttar Pradesh, 13/04/2017
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Tapesh Bhardwaj Vs UP State Pollution Control Board & Others dated 13/04/2017 regarding dumping of garbage on the river bed of River Yamuna by Mathura Cantonment Board. The oxygen level in the River Yamuna in Mathura is close to zero …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding collection, transportation and disposal of municipal solid waste by different colonies in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, 12/04/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of 108 Super Complex RWA Vs. Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation & Ors. dated 12/04/2017 regarding collection, transportation and disposal of municipal solid waste by different colonies in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. NGT directs Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board to issue appropriate directions in …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal solid waste handled by public buildings, Delhi, 10/04/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 10/04/2017 regarding municipal solid waste handled by public buildings (Hospitals, Hotels, Bus Stands, Railway Stations, Government Colleges and other Government entities), NCT Delhi. NGT notes that the corporate …Question raised in Lok Sabha on Waste Management, 29/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Waste Management, 29/03/2017. The details of city-wise waste generated in Gujarat during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure-I. The details of projects undertaken for waste management in Gujarat are at Annexure-II.Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electricity Generation from Waste, 16/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Electricity Generation from Waste, 16/03/2017. The combustible fraction of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) including domestic garbage and toilet waste can be used in several processes to generate electricity. Similarly, the biodegradable fraction of MSW can also be used through biomethanation to generate electricity.Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding municipal waste management in Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation, Maharashtra, 15/03/2016
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kaustubha Dattatraya Ghokhale & Others Vs State of Maharashtra, through Chief Secretary & Others dated 15/03/2017 regarding municipal waste management in Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation. NGT directs the Municipal Corporation to frame an action plan, keeping …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding dumping sites at Ghazipur and Bhalswa, Mukraba Chowk, Delhi, 06/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 06/03/2017 regarding dumping sites at Ghazipur and Bhalswa, Mukraba Chowk, Delhi. Photographs submitted before NGT shows indiscriminate burning of waste. The photographs are showing the dumps of waste which are already …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding water pollution in River Malegaon, Nashik District, Maharashtra, 06/03/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Sheikh Rashid Charitable Foundation, Malegaon V/s Union Of India & Others dated 06/03/2017 regarding water pollution in River Malegaon caused on account of unregulated disposal of solid waste and lack of proper sewage system. NGT directs …Waste management in India: shifting gears
The paper titled ‘Waste Management in India: Shifting Gears’ raises the curtains on the changing landscape in the waste management sector, dwelling on changes in the policy, regulatory and technology landscape, and the future of a market-based approach for the products and by-products emanating from waste streams such as compost, …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding plastic waste disposal in Sonepur Municipality, Subarnapur District, Odisha, 17/02/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of Ghasiram Panda Vs District Collector, Subarnapur & Others dated 17/02/2017 regarding plastic waste disposal in Sonepur Municipality, Subarnapur District, Odisha. The Counsel for Sonepur Municipality submits that steps have been taken to declare the Sonepur Municipality …Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding environmental clearance for establishing MSW plant, Manaki village, Uttara Kannada District, Karnataka, 08/02/2017
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Narayana Manjunatha Hegde & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 08/02/2017 regarding Environment Clearance (EC) granted by the State Level Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA), Karnataka dated 17/02/2011 for establishing Municipal Solid Waste Plant (MSW …