Shimla, June 23 -- Taking serious note of viral videos showing rampant garbage dumping in forested areas of Kasol in Himachal Pradesh, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has initiated suo motu proceedings under environmental laws and directed key authorities to respond with action taken reports.
A two-member bench of the NGT, comprising Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi (judicial member) and Dr A. Senthil Vel (expert member), passed the order on June 5, registering the matter as original application No. 252/2025 (EZ).
Acting on a news item titled 'From paradise to landfill? Viral video shows famous Himachal Pradesh hill station turned into a garbage dump', the tribunal observed that the visuals circulating online depicted "alarming scenes" of plast...