New Delhi, July 11 -- Aurangabad MSW facility discharging leachate into Sukhna River The municipal solid waste (MSW) processing facility at Chikalthana, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, is clearly violating the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was told July 2, 2025.

A report was filed by a joint committee, following a site visit on September 5, 2024 by representatives of the Central Pollution Control Board, the District Magistrate of Aurangabad, and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), highlighted several violations.

"The facility has not provided an adequate treatment system for managing the leachate generated during solid waste processing. Since its inception, untreated leachate has been subjec...