SC seeks urgent action on solid waste crisis in Delhi
3 days, 18 hours ago

SC seeks urgent action on solid waste crisis in Delhi

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Expressing serious concern over the mounting solid waste crisis in Delhi, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Delhi government and the MCD to explain how far the authorities have complied with timelines prescribed under 2016 rules for the management of such waste. While hearing the case concerning the air pollution crisis in the city and related issues, a two-judge bench of the apex court, led by Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih, said it may also consider whether some development activities should be halted so that the generation of solid waste can be controlled. During the course of the hearing on Thursday, the apex court slammed the Delhi government and the MCD over whether the timelines for solid waste management under Rules introduced in 2016 have been complied with. The apex court added that it may also consider whether some development activities should be halted so that the generation of solid waste can be controlled.

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In National Capital, 3000 Tons Of Solid Waste Remains Untreated Daily: Supreme Court Highlights Disastrous Situation In Delhi
4 days, 1 hour ago

In National Capital, 3000 Tons Of Solid Waste Remains Untreated Daily: Supreme Court Highlights Disastrous Situation In Delhi

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Thursday strongly criticized the Delhi government for the lack of progress in implementation of solid waste management, highlighting a gap of 3,000 metric tons per day between the waste generated and the waste treated in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi area. A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice AG Masih expressed disappointment over the authorities' …

Supreme Court Warns Delhi Government Of Contempt Action For Not Implementing Solid Waste Management Rules, Summons Chief Secretary
1 week ago

Supreme Court Warns Delhi Government Of Contempt Action For Not Implementing Solid Waste Management Rules, Summons Chief Secretary

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday while hearing the ongoing MC Mehta case concerning environmental issues in the National Capital Region pulled up the Delhi Government for the lack of compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the city. A bench of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Manmohan noted that Delhi government had failed to comply with its …

Solid Waste Management Rules Remain On Paper: Supreme Court Warns Delhi of “Harsh Orders” Over Failure To Implement 2016 Rules
1 month, 1 week ago

Solid Waste Management Rules Remain On Paper: Supreme Court Warns Delhi of “Harsh Orders” Over Failure To Implement 2016 Rules

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday expressed concern over lack of implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, highlighting issues like unchecked waste accumulation at landfill sites, waste from construction, and the risk of fires at waste storage areas. “On one hand there is no implementation of 2016 Rules as a result of which the garbage is being stored in …

Delhi’s untreated waste issue a public health emergency: SC
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi’s untreated waste issue a public health emergency: SC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday lamented the “sorry state of affairs” in regards to untreated solid waste in the Capital generated to the tune of over 3000 tonnes every day, terming it a “public health emergency” and nudging Centre, and states of Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, to work out immediate steps for resolving this crisis. Senior advocate Aparajita Singh, …

"Sorry state of affairs": SC expresses concern on daily untreated solid waste in Delhi
4 months, 3 weeks ago

"Sorry state of affairs": SC expresses concern on daily untreated solid waste in Delhi

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Friday expressed grave concern over tonnes of untreated solid waste in Delhi and noted no concrete solution seemed to be in sight until 2027 to treat 11,000 tonnes of solid waste generated in the national capital every day. Expressing concern over the untreated solid waste, the bench remarked, “It doesn’t see light at the end of …

Solid waste management in Delhi in a ‘sorry state’: Supreme Court
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Solid waste management in Delhi in a ‘sorry state’: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 26 said solid waste management in Delhi is in a “sorry state” and may lead to a public health emergency. The court agreed with amicus curiae, senior advocate Aparajita Singh, that such a situation in Delhi may lead to an emergency as generation of solid waste daily was more than 11,000 metric tonnes and processing …

Travel beyond politics to end the ‘horrible’ problem of untreated waste in Delhi, says SC
7 months, 1 week ago

Travel beyond politics to end the ‘horrible’ problem of untreated waste in Delhi, says SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on May 13 said a solution to the “horrible” problem of 3,800 metric tonnes of municipal solid waste piled up untreated every day in the national capital could be found only by travelling beyond the confines of party politics. The MCD informed the court that it would have waste treatment plants capable of handling 3,800 metric tonnes …

Delhi Waste Problem : Supreme Court Asks Authorities To Consider Restrictions On Construction Activities In NCR
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Waste Problem : Supreme Court Asks Authorities To Consider Restrictions On Construction Activities In NCR

Live Law  

Today, the Supreme Court directed the concerned authorities, including the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, to take immediate measures to ensure that the present quantity of untreated municipal solid waste does not increase in Delhi and its surrounding areas till the proper facilities for processing this waste are in place. We are told that only by June 2027, a facility will …

Supreme Court seeks ‘concrete action plan’ to fix Delhi’s garbage woes
8 months ago

Supreme Court seeks ‘concrete action plan’ to fix Delhi’s garbage woes

Hindustan Times  

It’s a “shocking state of affairs” that Delhi is producing 3,000 tonne more municipal solid waste every day than it can treat, the Supreme Court lamented Monday as it sought responses from the civic bodies and called for a “concrete action plan” by May 10 from the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas. Alarmed …

Ensure No Illegal Dumping Of Plastic, Electrical And Medical Garbage, Take Action Against Defaulting Units: Delhi High Court To MCD
1 year, 4 months ago

Ensure No Illegal Dumping Of Plastic, Electrical And Medical Garbage, Take Action Against Defaulting Units: Delhi High Court To MCD

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to ensure that there is no illegal dumping of electrical, plastic and medical garbage in the national capital. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula also directed the civic body to take appropriate action against all the defaulting units under the Delhi Municipal …

Delhi govt. moves SC against NGT order forming L-G-led solid waste management panel
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi govt. moves SC against NGT order forming L-G-led solid waste management panel

The Hindu  

Extending its face-off with Raj Niwas on environmental issues, the Delhi government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a National Green Tribunal order which formed a high-level committee on solid waste management headed by Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena. The Aam Aadmi Party government had filed a similar plea in the apex court on May 24 against the NGT order in …

'Neat and clean Delhi': Infra push, removal of landfill garbage to steal focus in budget
1 year, 9 months ago

'Neat and clean Delhi': Infra push, removal of landfill garbage to steal focus in budget

India Today  

The annual budget of the Aam Aadmi Party government led by CM Arvind Kejriwal will focus on the cleaning of the Yamuna River and removing three mountains of garbage from landfill sites in the city. With a focus on rejuvenating the heavily polluted Yamuna, the government will increase the quantity of sewage being treated in Delhi to 890 mgd next …

MCD’s 6-member core committee to inspect garbage hills soon: Delhi Mayor
1 year, 10 months ago

MCD’s 6-member core committee to inspect garbage hills soon: Delhi Mayor

Live Mint  

Newly elected Aam Aadmi Party-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Mayor Shelly Oberoi on 22 February said that she will carry out inspection of landfill sites in the next three months. Apart from this, Oberoi said that the new MCD will work on 10 guarantees given by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and the 6-member core committee will soon inspect the garbage …

NGT fines Delhi govt. ₹2,232 crore for poor waste management
1 year, 10 months ago

NGT fines Delhi govt. ₹2,232 crore for poor waste management

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has imposed a fine of ₹2,232 crore on the Delhi government for damage caused to the environment due to improper solid and liquid waste management. Deducting the compensation for solid waste already levied on the Delhi government, the remaining amount of ₹2,232 crore has to be paid by the Delhi government on the ‘polluter pays’ principle,” …

AAP will solve Delhi\'s garbage problem in 5 years if voted to MCD: Gopal Rai
2 years ago

AAP will solve Delhi\'s garbage problem in 5 years if voted to MCD: Gopal Rai

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: AAP Delhi convener and minister Gopal Rai Friday asserted his party will solve the city's garbage management problem within five years, if voted to power in the MCD, saying the BJP failed in its 15-year-tenure in the civic body. The party released 'Kejriwal's 10 guarantees' for the December 4 MCD polls earlier this month with the promise to …

Explained | What has Delhi done over the decades to combat air pollution?
2 years, 1 month ago

Explained | What has Delhi done over the decades to combat air pollution?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Last week, Delhi was once again covered in a cascading haze of smog— witnessing very poor air quality, sticking to the trend that has existed during winter months for some years now. In November 2016, the Supreme Court told Delhi and NCR authorities to form a plan to deal with air pollution and subsequently the MoEFCC …

Delhi LG VK Saxena asks MCD to take strict legal action against elements misleading Delhi about landfills
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi LG VK Saxena asks MCD to take strict legal action against elements misleading Delhi about landfills

Firstpost  

VK Saxena said MCD has cleared 26.1 lakh metric ton of legacy waste in last four months and height of garbage mounds came down by 10-15 metres. He also said ’not a single’ new dumping site is planned in the city New Delhi: Amid AAP’s allegations that the MCD is planning new garbage dumping sites in the city while failing …

Delhi civic body refutes claims regarding slow disposal of garbage at landfill sites
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi civic body refutes claims regarding slow disposal of garbage at landfill sites

India Today  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi refuted allegations made against it regarding slow disposal of garbage at landfill sites. The civic body said it has cleared 58 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste from all three landfill sites in 2.5 years and not in 15 years as claimed. "The Corporation would like to underline that it has set a target of …

Allow the private sector into waste management
2 years, 3 months ago

Allow the private sector into waste management

Hindustan Times  

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a historic appeal for Swachh Bharat on August 15, 2014, he brought into sharp focus waste and waste management as never before. This belies the premise of Swachh Bharat, with no apparent learning and no interest in adopting advanced technological solutions to treat waste. The investment in the construction and operation of a sanitary …

Better waste management can reduce air pollution load during Delhi’s winter
3 years ago

Better waste management can reduce air pollution load during Delhi’s winter

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : Empowered communities, strict enforcement and more efficient municipal waste collection. Experts say that these are among measures that can lead to an improvement of Delhi’s problematic air quality by curbing the open burning of municipal solid waste across the city. East Delhi Municipal Corporation mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal said that one team each for “day and night …

NGT Slams Kerala Govt Over Waste Management, Says Serious Dereliction of Duty
4 years, 3 months ago

NGT Slams Kerala Govt Over Waste Management, Says Serious Dereliction of Duty

News 18  

The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Kerala government over failure to take "meaningful action" and serious dereliction of duties on solid waste management. It said the local bodies as well as the Urban Development Department have failed to take effective steps to manage waste and control pollution at Bharampuram Solid Waste Processing Plant on the outskirts of Kochi city …

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