Considering that scientific disposal of e-waste is an important factor for protecting the environment, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to submit an action plan on e-waste management within three months.
A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel said that, “proper disposal of e-waste is an important issue. We direct the MoEF, the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board and the Central Pollution Control Board to prepare an action plan for enforcement of rules and taking action against violators.”
The matter came up before the Tribunal in a plea pointing out the unauthorized “recycling, collection, dismantling, burning, selling” of e-waste and other solid waste on roadsides and riverbanks in violation of E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, and Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Moreover, the plea also contended that electronic waste accounted for 40% of lead and 70% of all heavy metal found in landfills resulting in heavy pollution.
Green Doon NGO Citizens Challenged the order of 26 September 2018 of the NGT
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Apr 08, 2022
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NGO Citizens for Green Doon had challenged the order of 26 September 2018 of the NGT.The NGO has claimed that the damage caused to the ecology of the area due to this project will not be compensated. On the same matter, the NGT approved the project considering it as a matter of larger public interest.(GREEN DOONS) - this court already sent the matter to NGT. Ngt should consider each line and give reasons with regard to compensatory afforestation, they are dense forest.Bench- A committee was...
Supreme Court Hearing Plea on Constitutional Validity of National Green Tribunal Act [Live Update]
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Apr 05, 2022
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