Archive · 27 Oct 2025
NGT Orders Mizoram to Revise Waste Management Report
The National Green Tribunal, or NGT, is telling the government of Mizoram to redo its report on how it manages trash and wastewater.
The NGT found problems with the first report, especially about how much trash is created and how much is being treated properly.
The NGT wants the new report to explain how trash is collected, processed, and what's happening with wastewater.
Mizoram makes a lot of trash every day, but some of it isn't being dealt with correctly.
Also, they don't have enough treatment facilities for wastewater.
The NGT wants the state to fix these problems and provide a clear plan including timelines for implementation and fund allocation.
The government has to submit the new report before the next hearing, showing that they are taking action.
The NGT ordered Mizoram to submit a new waste management report due to issues with the initial report.
The revised report must include timelines for implementation, fund allocation, and executing agencies.
The NGT found gaps in waste management, including unprocessed solid waste.
The report should address issues with both solid and liquid waste management.
The NGT highlighted the lack of sewage treatment capacity in urban areas of Mizoram.
- Who
- National Green Tribunal (NGT) and Mizoram government
- What
- The NGT directed Mizoram to submit a revised report on solid and liquid waste management.
- When
- October 27, with a deadline to file the report at least one week before the next hearing on November 5.
- Where
- Mizoram
- Why
- Irregularities were found in the initial report on waste management.
- NGT Order Date
- October 27
- Subject
- Solid and Liquid Waste Management
- NGT Chair
- Justice Prakash Shrivastava
- Mizoram Solid Waste Generation
- 398.15 tonnes per day
- Unprocessed Waste
- 67.65 tonnes per day
- Mizoram Urban Liquid Waste Generation
- 31.37 MLD
- Aizawl Treatment Capacity
- 10 MLD