What action will you take against corpn. for not enforcing waste management rules: High Court

Division Bench issues direction to State in PIL petition on Pachchanadi garbage slip incident

Observing that prima facie Mangaluru City Corporation has failed to implement Sold Waste Management (SWM) Rules 2016, the High Court of Karnataka on Monday asked the State government what action it would take against the corporation for not enforcing environmental law. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj issued a direction after going through reports submitted by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) on the status of waste sold waste management and Pachhanadi landfill in Mangaluru . Observing that the government must dissolve the elected body of the corporation for failing to enforce waste management rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, the Bench wondered why the Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district, who held a meeting on June 16, did not invite senior officers of the CPCB and the KSPCB to it.