NGT orders Meerut Nagar Nigam to remove waste dumped on the banks of river Kaali

  • | Thursday | 3rd September, 2020

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel asked the civic body to take remedial action and directed the state pollution control board to oversee the work.

The National Green Tribunal has passed an order directing Meerut Nagar Nigam to remove municipal waste unscientifically dumped in village Ganwri on the bank of river Kaali.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel asked the civic body to take remedial action and directed the state pollution control board to oversee the work.

“The Oversight Committee constituted in terms of order dated March 16, 2020, by this tribunal headed by Justice SVS Rathore, former Judge of the Allahabad High Court at Lucknow, may furnish an independent report before the next date by e-mail,” the bench said.

The applicant filed photographs, through advocate Akash Vashishtha, stating the waste was still lying stored unscientifically without adequate remedial action.

The tribunal had earlier slammed the Meerut Nagar Nigam for failure to manage municipal solid waste in the city saying it has failed to perform its statutory duties and is responsible for damage to the environment and to the public health. The NGT was informed that Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board has asked the Nagar Nigam to pay Rs 24 lakh as compensation for damage to the environment.


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