Summary:
BHUBANESWAR: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the state government to construct solid waste management plant for Angul town at Talamula Sasan village in Angul district within 12 months. It directed the state government to sanction fund for construction of the waste management plant. Later the tribunal had asked to arrange alternative land for dumping and setting up of a plant. The case was disposed of after hearing both the parties, said petitioner's counsel Sankar Prasad Pani.The petitioner had prayed before the tribunal about the shoddy management of solid waste materials in Angul town. But the municipality informed the court that the garbage could not be removed because of stiff resistance from local villagers at dumping site..