SC Issues Directions on Solid Waste Management

NOTING that the states must make a realistic assessment of generated waste, the Supreme Court on Thursday in its order directed Delhi and the NCR, certain districts of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh governments, to designate senior officers to supervise the process to achieve 100 per cent collection and segregation of solid waste.

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"The nodal officers dealing with both the issues shall file regular compliance reports starting from September 1, 2025. After every quarter compliance report shall be filed in this court," said, a two-judge bench of the apex court, led by Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. The top court clarified that the NCR states had to fix an outer limit on achieving this target. The apex court passed the direction after hearing the plea filed by noted environmentalist, M C Mehta seeking appropriate orders and directions to re