Aizawl: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the Mizoram government for repeatedly failing to submit a compliance report on solid and liquid waste management.
Despite repeated directions, the state missed several deadlines for submitting the required report.
The green panel is monitoring the status of compliance by all the states and union territories concerning solid and sewage management.
In its order dated November 5, a bench of NGT Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava noted that the tribunal had directed the state to file a fresh six-monthly compliance report in March but the state’s advocate did not file the report despite stating that it would be submitted.
The bench, headed by chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava and judicial member Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi, noted the complete disregard for the tribunal’s repeated orders.
The bench said that Mizoram had committed to submitting the report by March but failed to do so.
“We impose a cost of Rs 50,000 upon the state of Mizoram which is to be deposited with the registrar general of the tribunal within two weeks,” the bench said.
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It also directed the state’s Environment Secretary to appear virtually for the next hearing on February 13, 2025 and instructed the Chief Secretary to submit the compliance report at least one week before the hearing.
