Published on : 04 Nov 2025, 7:17 am

Incorrect disclosures made by Maharashtra on legacy waste: NGT

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on October 31, 2025 , demanded an explanation from Maharashtra on the discrepancies in the report filed by the state on waste management, especially legacy waste management. The bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava expressed dissatisfaction with the report and said correct disclosures have not been made in it.

The quantity of legacy waste for the urban local body (ULB) Achalpur in Amravati district in August 2022 was 41,767 MT. The present quantity of legacy waste has come down to 35,415 MT and there is no addition of unprocessed waste in it, the court pointed out.

However, in another part of the report, it is mentioned that there is a gap of 53.7 M

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