New Delhi, Nov 10 The National Green Tribunal has sought several details from the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram regarding the Bandhwari landfill, including the progress in remediating legacy waste and the steps taken to bridge the gap between daily fresh waste generation and treatment capacity.
The green body was hearing three connected matters regarding solid waste management at the Bandhwari landfill site in Gurugram.
In an order dated November 5, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and expert members A Senthil Vel and Afroz Ahmad noted that in pursuance of the tribunal’s earlier order, Gurugram’s civic body had filed a status report dated November 4.
The bench said the expected date for bridging the gap in daily generation and treatment in the landfill is July 31, 2027, but the details in the report for clearing the excess waste have been given only up to February 2027.
“Therefore, the municipal corporation is required to disclose the details of management of the excess waste which will be accumulated from March 2027 to July 2027,” the tribunal said.
It said that the Gurugram civic body is also required to disclose the full details of the treatment of the legacy waste and the manner of utilisation of the reclaimed land.
“Let these full details, along with the progress in the remediation of the legacy waste, as also the further steps taken for bridging the gap in treatment of the fresh daily generated waste, be disclosed in the report which is to be filed at least one day before the next date of hearing (on February 18),” the tribunal said.
A massive fire broke out at the Bandhwari waste management site on June 25 this year. The landfill has also witnessed several major blazes in the past.
