The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has flagged superior violations at the Bandhwari landfill successful Gurugram, noting that untreated leachate is overflowing and being discharged into forested areas done “kutcha drains” and factual pipes.
The tribunal has directed authorities to instrumentality “immediate remedial action,” according to its latest order.
The main Bench of the NGT, comprising chairperson Prakash Shrivastava and adept subordinate A. Senthil Vel, passed the bid portion proceeding a lawsuit connected the alleged nonaccomplishment of authorities to comply with environmental norms astatine the landfill site.
‘Pathetic condition’
“Joint inspection study dated 17.09.2025 has been filed, depicting the superior usurpation of the norms. The study discloses that leachate is discharged into the plantation/forest area, wherever it has been collected successful the signifier of a pond. Photographs enclosed arsenic annexure-3 collectively with the study besides disclosed the pathetic information concerning the discharge of leachate,” the NGT said successful its September 18 order.
The study besides observed that 3 ponds had been developed astatine the tract for leachate storage, but nary impervious lining had been provided to forestall groundwater contamination.
The bid besides recorded that the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has yet to wage ₹3.5 crore retired of the ₹6.3 crore biology compensation imposed by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB).
“Learned counsel appearing for the Municipal Corporation, Gurugram submits that helium volition get affirmative instructions successful respect of the deposit of biology compensation wrong 4 weeks,” the bid stated.
In April, the tribunal had pulled up the municipal corporations of Gurugram and Faridabad implicit “gross deficiencies” successful the absorption of discarded astatine the Bandhwari site.
