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NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), on July 17, directed the Haryana Government to clear about 25 lakh tonnes of accumulated waste at the Bandhwari landfill within six months. Expressing dissatisfaction over the state’s garbage disposal system, especially in Gurugram and Faridabad, the bench, which was headed by NGT chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel, also directed the state government to deposit Rs 20 crore in an escrow account for clearing the waste and also form a committee to ensure removal of the waste from the site.
“We direct Haryana to transfer a sum of Rs 20 crore to an escrow account with liberty to the state to recover the said amount from the concerned stakeholders in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016,” the bench said in a recent order.
The Chief Secretary, Finance and Urban Local Bodies secretary, Municipal Commissioners of Faridabad and Gurugram, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) representative and member secretary of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) are to be a part of the committee and any other member could be added to the team according to the requirement.
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