NGT finds entire waste management system in Coimbatore inadequate
The National Green Tribunal has declared the waste management system in Coimbatore, India, to be inadequate and deficient. Inspections revealed significant failures in processing capacity, composting efficiency, and environmental compliance at local dumpyards.
Why it matters
Inefficient waste management poses severe public health and environmental risks, including groundwater contamination and air pollution from dumpyard fires.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Zone, has found the entire waste management system of the Coimbatore Corporation, including handling of fresh and legacy waste, inadequate and deficient.
The observation was made during the proceedings arising from a petition filed by K.S. Mohan and separate suo motu proceedings initiated over the April 2024 Vellalore dumpyard fire.
In an order passed on September 2, the Tribunal considered a technical report submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) following a joint inspection with the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) to assess the ground status, adequacy, and environmental compliance of legacy-waste bio-mining and fresh municipal solid-waste processing facilities.
“A quick perusal of the report would indicate that the solid waste management is far from satisfaction,” the Tribunal observed.
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