India, Oct. 1 -- The Maharashtra Lokayukta has said various state authorities must stop passing the buck and has directed the state chief secretary to ensure the intervention of the chief minister in setting up a solid waste management (SWM) plant in Boisar in Palghar district.

The Lokayukta, who had last year ordered that a special investigation team (SIT) be set up in this matter, has passed strictures against the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation's (MIDC), Tarapur Industrial Manufacturers' Association, district collector and gram panchayat for their failure to make land available for such a plant.

In an order on September 17, Lokayukta Justice VM Kanade said setting up an SWM plant is a statutory requirement and a matter...