NGT talks tough on Bandhwari landfill in Gurugram

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Gurugram Municipal Corporation to clear 25 lakh tonnes of legacy waste at Bandhwari landfill within six months and warned that failure to do so may result in coercive action, including non-payment of salaries.

A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said there is a need to take “meaningful and prompt” action by preparing an appropriate action plan in this regard to clear the legacy waste in shortest possible time.

It directed the Gurugram municipal commissioner to file a progress report in January 2020.