Supreme Court Allows Pune Garbage Processing Plant To Remain Open

The NGT’s closure order followed a petition by Sus Road Baner Vikas Manch, which represented residents who objected to the GPP’s presence in a residential area. The tribunal had mistaken the GPP’s location as part of a planned bio-diversity park, which was not accurate. The court found that the bio-diversity park was intended for a different site, and the residential projects had started only after the GPP was sanctioned.

The Supreme Court also criticized the residents’ proposal to move the plant to other areas, emphasizing that such relocation would simply shift the problem. 

To address pollution concerns, the court mandated several measures: the installation of portable compactors with hook mechanisms by year-end, the construction of bitumen roads for clean waste transfer, and covering the reject area with a shed.