Kerala Pollution Control Board tells NGT that Maradu municipality is yet to provide facilities over waste management

The board pointed out lapse in its report filed before NGT on the case related to non-compliance of norms in removal of debris that emerged after demolition of apartments in Maradu on basis of Supreme Court order

The State Pollution Control Board in Kerala has informed the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the Maradu municipality is yet to provide facilities as per the provisions of Solid Waste Management and Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016. The board pointed out the lapse in its additional status report filed before the Bench on the case related to the non-compliance of norms in the removal of debris that emerged following the demolition of the apartments in Maradu on the basis of an order by the Supreme Court. The secretary of the local body was given strict directives to submit action plans as per the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016 and to follow the waste management guidelines according to the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.