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NGT Imposes Environmental Compensation Of Rs 3,500 Cr On Bengal Over Failure In Waste Treatment

The National Green Tribunal has imposed an environmental compensation of Rs 3,500 crore on West Bengal for failure in the treatment of solid and liquid waste. The green bench noted that the West Bengal government did not take much initiative in prioritising solid and sewage treatment plants in urban areas, news agency PTI reported. The bench, headed by Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, sought for remedial measures to be taken within six months. The order stated that for failure in liquid waste management processing, “liability of the state is to pay…

If things go according to plan, Hyderabad will become the only city in the country to have 100 per cent sewage treatment facility by the end of next year. Work on the 31 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Greater Hyderabad and its outskirts are on at a brisk pace and are expected to be completed by next summer. In fact, some of them are expected to be ready by the end of this year. Apart from treating the generated sewage, the new STPs would also help protect water bodies including…