India, April 15 -- A compliance report - filed on April 2 under the Municipal Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016; and submitted by the Maharashtra chief secretary to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) following directions from the tribunal's principal bench in December 2025 - has flagged persistent, systemic deficiencies in the state's waste management framework, including a stark mismatch between waste generation and processing capacity among others.

The detailed affidavit - filed by state chief secretary to the NGT, Rajesh Aggarwal; and based on inputs from urban local bodies (ULBs) compiled through a four-member committee constituted in January - reveals that Maharashtra's ULBs generate over 26,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste daily...