{"id":315092,"date":"2023-07-12T11:04:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T05:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/?p=315092"},"modified":"2023-07-12T11:21:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T05:51:38","slug":"justice-sudhir-agarwal-ngt-solid-waste-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indialegallive.com\/top-news-of-the-day\/news\/justice-sudhir-agarwal-ngt-solid-waste-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Sudhir Agarwal says NGT has no power to execute its orders regarding discharge of 56 MLT solid waste in rivers across India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Sangeeta Sharma<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Justice Sudhir Aggarwal, member of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), has said that around 56,000 million litre tonnes (MLT) per day of solid waste was being generated and the same amount of untreated sewer was being discharged in various rivers of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking at a seminar Pre-Summit of Global Sustainablity Summit (GSS) 2023 on ‘The Role Of Judiciary In Environmental Governance In India,’ Justice Agarwal said that despite various orders passed by the courts, the authorities were unable to manage and execute the orders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the NGT Act 2010 had no powers to issue a notice of contempt to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NGT member said the role of judiciary in the protection of environment has been substantial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the law of environment in India has been developed by virtue of various judgments passed by the Supreme Court from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Green Tribunal Act 2010 was an incomplete act as no powers of contempt were given to the Tribunal, said Justice Aggarwal, adding that nobody has looked into the matter of environment with a sense of seriousness as they talk in public meetings and seminars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lot of discussions and conferences have been held in closed doors but unfortunately, no result could be seen on the ground level, noted the former Judge of the Allahabd Hugh Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n