India, Nov. 10 -- NGT orders Amritsar to clear 33.67 MT waste by October 2026.

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Waste management in Amritsar

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) November 4, 2025 directed the commissioner of Municipal Corporation Amritsar to file an affidavit disclosing the clear timeline for bridging the gap between generation and treatment of daily generated solid waste. The affidavit, to be filed within four weeks, should also include an undertaking that legacy waste will be cleared by October 2026.

He was also asked to disclose the material on the basis of which the quantum of legacy waste (33.67 MT) has bee...