India, Aug. 13 -- Muzaffarnagar local body earns NGT's ire for waste mismanagement

National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava pointed out that the tribunal has been monitoring the illegal dumping of solid waste within the Muzaffarnagar Nagar Palika Parishad in Uttar Pradesh since 2024 and has passed repeated directions.

On August 6, 2026, the NGT directed the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board take appropriate action to levy environmental compensation (EC) for failing to clear legacy waste and allowing it to accumulate at the site. The order stated that the EC should be levied by duly following the principles of natural justice upon the persons responsible for the waste accumulation at the site.

In its ord...