NGT seeks report on removal of legacy waste in Bargarh town
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National Green Tribunal
(NGT) has directed the state housing and urban development department to file an action taken report (ATR) regarding complying of orders issued earlier for removal of legacy waste dumped for the past 10-15 years in western Odisha's Bargarh town.
NGT's east zone bench in Kolkata gave the direction while hearing a petition on July 28 seeking criminal proceedings against the authorities for non-compliance of orders the tribunal had issued on March 23, 2023. Ramakanta Rout and six other residents of Purushotam Nagar in ward 15 under Bargarh Municipality filed the petition.
Delay in remediation of legacy waste dumpsites had resulted in huge damage to the environment and posed health hazards for people living in the vicinity, the petition contended.
Advocates Sankar Prasad Pani and Ashutosh Padhy represented the petitioners.
In its March 2023 order, the tribunal had directed the complete treatment of the waste through bio-mining, micro-composting centres or material recovery facilities by Dec 31, 2023. State govt was also instructed to deposit Rs 1.84 crore in an escrow account to fund the remediation.
During the hearing, the tribunal examined an inspection report filed by the Odisha State Pollution Control Board and reviewed the Bargarh Municipality's response to a notice.
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According to the response, a detailed project report (DPR) was prepared but returned by the govt with directions to provide a detailed cost estimate for a wastewater treatment plant. The DPR has since been resubmitted to the engineer in-chief of the Odisha Water Supply and Sewerage Board (OWSSB), Bhubaneswar.
Taking it on record, the bench comprising Justice B Amit Sthalekar (judicial member) and Dr Arun Kumar Verma (expert member), said: "We direct the housing and urban development department to file an affidavit within four weeks to show what action has been taken. It may be noted that Rs 1.90 crore has already been released by the state govt to the Bargarh Municipality."
The bench also directed the municipality authorities to file a separate affidavit detailing how the funds are being utilised in line with its directives. The matter was listed for next hearing on Sept 10.
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