‘Abandoned mines cannot be used for dumping waste’
5 years, 5 months ago

‘Abandoned mines cannot be used for dumping waste’

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has declined a plea moved by the three civic bodies seeking direction to allow the use of Bhatti Mines for dumping of garbage. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel observed that abandoned mines need to be closed and cannot be allowed to be used for dumping of any material. The observations came when the green panel was hearing a plea moved by the North, East and South Delhi municipal corporation seeking permission to dump the “inert” waste that is extracted from bio-mining of the Bhalswa, Okhla and Ghazipur landfill sites in the mines of Asola Bhatti Sanctuary. Earlier, the State government and the civic bodies were directed to deposit an amount of ₹250 crore in an escrow account to facilitate the waste removal from the landfill sites.

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NGT orders Tiruppur Collector to file report on waste dumping at quarry, hearing set for March 24
1 month, 1 week ago

NGT orders Tiruppur Collector to file report on waste dumping at quarry, hearing set for March 24

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal Southern Zone has posted the next hearing on the issue of “unauthorised” waste dumping in abandoned stone quarries at Pongupalayam village by the Tiruppur City Corporation on March 24, 2025. “Dumping of waste in the abandoned quarry is not permitted”, the NGT Southern Zone said in a directive issued by Judicial Member Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, and …

Submit Vellalore dump yard report or face ₹10,000 fine: NGT to Coimbatore Corporation
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Submit Vellalore dump yard report or face ₹10,000 fine: NGT to Coimbatore Corporation

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has warned the Coimbatore Corporation of a ₹10,000 fine if it fails to submit a detailed report and action plan on the Vellalore dump yard by February 5, 2025. During its third hearing on Thursday, the tribunal criticised the civic body for failing to submit the report, despite being directed to do so three months ago. …

Protests against Union Carbide waste disposal rock MP's Pithampur; two attempt self-immolation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests against Union Carbide waste disposal rock MP's Pithampur; two attempt self-immolation

New Indian Express  

The Pithampur town which houses around 1.75 lakh population, most of them migrant labourers for long, saw the whole-hearted participation of a large population, including local politicians and caste and community groups, like the Brahmin, Kshatriya and migrants from Purvanchal. “A group of protestors also tried to move towards the TSDF where the incineration is planned, but the police had …

Green court signals red to illegal mining, encroachment, pollution in 2024
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Green court signals red to illegal mining, encroachment, pollution in 2024

New Indian Express  

The National Green Tribunal pronounced landmark judgements and orders pertaining to pollution control and environmental preservation in 2024. The tribunal was presented with cases ranging from public health threats due to severe pollution and industrial mismanagement to waste management and conservation of shared public spaces. The NGT took note of the startling decline of air quality in Delhi and ordered …

Case in NGT against dumping waste in quarries, Tiruppur corporation looks for options
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Case in NGT against dumping waste in quarries, Tiruppur corporation looks for options

New Indian Express  

TIRUPPUR: Officials from the Tiruppur municipal administration department have decided to set up a Material Recovery Facility centre on the borders of Tiruppur, Coimbatore, to segregate waste as social activists have been opposing the dumping of garbage in stone quarries. Out of this 160 tonnes of waste is sent to Micro Composting Centres everyday and others are being dumped in …

Coimbatore Corporation submits detailed report on Vellalore landfill management, NGT hearing postponed to October
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore Corporation submits detailed report on Vellalore landfill management, NGT hearing postponed to October

The Hindu  

In response to the concerns over waste management at the Vellalore landfill, Coimbatore Corporation has submitted a status report and action plan to the National Green Tribunal. Though the civic body promised 65 decentralised waste processing centres, only 50 have been set up, including the 34 micro composting centres, 8 material recovery facilities, 6 bio-gas plants, and 1 e-waste centre. …

Come clean on dumping plan at Vellalore, NGT tells Coimbatore Corporation
7 months, 1 week ago

Come clean on dumping plan at Vellalore, NGT tells Coimbatore Corporation

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has criticised the Coimbatore Corporation demanding a concrete timeline for stopping all fresh waste disposal at the Vellalore landfill. The tribunal directed the Corporation to provide a detailed report addressing several key issues, including the number and locations of decentralised centres where bio-mining is conducted, areas allocated to each of these centres within the city, current …

NGT seeks report from TNPCB on compliance of bulk waste generators with waste disposal in State
1 year, 1 month ago

NGT seeks report from TNPCB on compliance of bulk waste generators with waste disposal in State

The Hindu  

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on bulk waste generators and regulation mechanisms for such entities. Taking suo motu cognisance of bulk waste disposal issues in the State, based on an article published in The Hindu on February 4, 2024, the NGT directed the TNPCB to file …

NGT takes cognisance of The Hindu article on toxic waste at Bhopal gas tragedy site
1 year, 2 months ago

NGT takes cognisance of The Hindu article on toxic waste at Bhopal gas tragedy site

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has taken suo moto cognisance of a report published by The Hindu that hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste on the premises of Bhopal gas tragedy site have not been disposed of by authorities, even after 39 years of the accident, leading to contamination of groundwater. Stating that the new report raises “substantial issue” relating to …

NGT seeks report from Tamil Nadu, Kerala authorities on garbage dumping in Tirunelveli
1 year, 5 months ago

NGT seeks report from Tamil Nadu, Kerala authorities on garbage dumping in Tirunelveli

The Hindu  

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed authorities in Tamil Nadu and Kerala to file detailed reports on a recent incident of garbage being dumped in Nanguneri town in Tirunelveli. Based on a news report, the NGT has taken suo motu cognisance into ten tonnes of plastic, medical, and domestic waste from Kerala dumped at multiple locations …

NGT slams Coimbatore Corporation, demands concrete action plan on dealing with legacy waste at Vellalore dump yard
1 year, 5 months ago

NGT slams Coimbatore Corporation, demands concrete action plan on dealing with legacy waste at Vellalore dump yard

The Hindu  

Raising concerns over the Coimbatore Corporation’s inaction in dealing with legacy waste at the Vellalore dump yard, the National Green Tribunal Southern Zone, on October 16, 2023, instructed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to inspect the site and submit a detailed progress report by November 30. The NGT also made a note of the outdated trommels used to segregate …

Clear waste dumpsite from Mithi’s bank within two weeks: NGT to BMC
1 year, 8 months ago

Clear waste dumpsite from Mithi’s bank within two weeks: NGT to BMC

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to clear within two weeks a construction waste dumpsite which has emerged on the bank of the Mithi River, in Aarey colony. HT Image The dumpsite, near Tapeshwar Mandir, adjacent to the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, comprises around four lakh metric tonnes of waste towering at a height of 25 …

Ludhiana: MC, PPCB directed to clear solid waste from undesignated sites
1 year, 10 months ago

Ludhiana: MC, PPCB directed to clear solid waste from undesignated sites

Hindustan Times  

With garbage dumped on undesignated sites across the city, including village ponds and other water bodies, remaining to be a major issue, the National Green Tribunal has directed the authorities to lift the waste from various locations and transport them to the designated waste processing sites. The NGT bench said that the joint committee is directed to verify facts and …

Delhi: Civic bodies eye abandoned Bhatti Mines for dumping inert waste
3 years, 1 month ago

Delhi: Civic bodies eye abandoned Bhatti Mines for dumping inert waste

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s three municipal corporations are on a hunt for a “gigantic” plot -- gigantic enough to accommodate 18 million tonnes of inert waste from the three landfill sites of Okhla, Bhalswa and Ghazipur in Delhi. The civic bodies are now eyeing the abandoned Bhatti Mines in the Southern Ridge and a feasibility study will soon be carried out by the …

TNPCB lifts soil samples from site near Anamalai where garbage was dumped
3 years, 3 months ago

TNPCB lifts soil samples from site near Anamalai where garbage was dumped

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on Thursday collected soil samples from a private land at Semanampathy, near Anamalai, on the Tamil Nadu – Kerala border where garbage, which was allegedly brought from Kerala, was dumped in April this year. The samples were collected as part of the proceedings of a case which the Southern Bench of the National Green …

NGT Orders Municipal Council To Take Remedial Measures For Illegal Dumping Of Waste In Ganwari Village Of Meerut [Read Order]
4 years, 6 months ago

NGT Orders Municipal Council To Take Remedial Measures For Illegal Dumping Of Waste In Ganwari Village Of Meerut [Read Order]

Live Law  

The National Green Tribunal has ordered the Meerut Municipal Corporation to take adequate remedial action for removal of waste from the bank of the river Kaali in village Ganwari. An application was filed by Mr. Naveen Kumar and Mr. Vishal Kumar in the Principal Bench of the Tribunal pursuant to which the Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Board had reported to …

Don’t permit industries till facilities for waste disposal are in place: NGT
4 years, 8 months ago

Don’t permit industries till facilities for waste disposal are in place: NGT

The Hindu  

Observing that there was an “alarming situation” due to the unscientific disposal of hazardous waste, the NGT has directed the Central Pollution Control Board to not permit any new industry having the potential to generate hazardous waste till facilities for disposal are ensured. The green panel also directed CPCB to take five contaminated sites for quick remediation. A Bench headed …

No mechanism in place for waste management in brick kilns: CPCB
5 years, 6 months ago

No mechanism in place for waste management in brick kilns: CPCB

The Hindu  

September 08, 2019 01:15 am | Updated 01:15 am IST - New Delhi Following a plea seeking remedial action against paper and road waste used in brick kilns, the Central Pollution Control Board furnished a report to the National Green Tribunal stating that there is no mechanism in place for waste management. Terming the report furnished by the CPCB as …

Deposit ₹250 crore for bioremediation of landfills: NGT
5 years, 8 months ago

Deposit ₹250 crore for bioremediation of landfills: NGT

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal on Wednesday directed the Delhi government and civic bodies to deposit an amount of ₹250 crore to an escrow account for a bioremediation and biomining project that is to be undertaken to deal with the Okhla, Ghazipur and Bhalswa landfill sites. A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel specified that out of the …

NGT visit to decide plant fate
6 years, 2 months ago

NGT visit to decide plant fate

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: The crucial visit of the 25-member fact-finding team deputed by the National Green Tribunal to the Kochi corporation and the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant scheduled for Thursday has kept the civic body on edge, given that an adverse report could result in the permanent closure of the plant that processes waste in the corporation and 8 municipalities. "A …

NGT Imposes Rs. 25 Cr Fine On Delhi Govt For Failing To Enforce Directions On Plastic Waste Pollution
6 years, 3 months ago

NGT Imposes Rs. 25 Cr Fine On Delhi Govt For Failing To Enforce Directions On Plastic Waste Pollution

Live Law  

Coming down heavily on the Delhi government for failing to comply with its directions to curb pollution arising from management and handling of plastic waste, the National Green Tribunal on Monday imposed a fine of Rs 25 crore on it.The tribunal, while also taking a stern view of non-compliance of the orders of the Supreme Court on May 7, 2004, …

National Green Tribunal rap when bodies fail on their duties
7 years, 9 months ago

National Green Tribunal rap when bodies fail on their duties

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Government officials and private companies often see red when the National Green Tribunal steps in to stop work on an ongoing project. Constant vigilance by citizens is required to ensure that illegal projects do not begin to take shape even before the NGT can step in,” said environmentalist Purushotham Reddy. A body like NGT has to step in because …

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