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NGT Seeks Railway Report On Waste Disposal At Bhopal Station
The National Green Tribunal has directed the divisional railway manager and the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board to submit a compliance report within two months on municipal waste disposal at Rani Kamlapati…
The Story in Brief
The National Green Tribunal has directed the divisional railway manager and the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board to submit a compliance report within two months on municipal waste disposal at Rani Kamlapati Railway Station in Bhopal. The tribunal took suo motu cognisance of a media report.
The order calls for an environmental cell to train railway staff in waste collection, transport and handling, and oversee material recovery and sanitary landfill operations under the Municipal Solid Waste Rules. The pollution board must act against violations, recover environmental compensation and damages where applicable, and support restoration. An inspection found plastic waste on goods-train racks and garbage behind platform benches, with cleaning reportedly done after complaints.
The Indian Opinion
The easy story is that station workers alone are to blame, or that one inspection proves the entire railway system is broken. The reported failures point instead to weak monitoring, poor adherence to designated collection points and unclear accountability. A new environmental cell will matter only if it changes daily practice, not just paperwork. The next compliance report should show how much waste was collected properly, how often inspections occurred and whether penalties followed violations.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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