JUDGMENT

1. Issue raised in this application is compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules , 2016. It is alleged that the landfill site established by the Municipal Council of Shivpuri shares the boundary with the Circle Jail and is in close proximity to the CIAT School of the Central Reserve Police Force, and the Abadi area of Barodi, Ward No. 16 of Shivpuri Municipal area. The waste at the landfill site is dumped directly without any segregation, violating provisions of the , 2016. Such violations result in large mounds of waste that catch fire on several occasions leading to great difficulty to all citizens in the area. Further, there is no fence or boundary wall or gate around the site which leads to stray cattle entering the site and scattering all the waste. The Superintendent of Jail and the Deputy Superintendent of Jail have written to the Chief Municipal Officer, Municipal Council of Shivpuri and to the District Collector Shivpuri complaining of the foul smell, smoke from waste burning, and scattering of waste in the area.

2. It is stated that the Principal/IGP, CIAT School, CRPF, Shivpuri, has through their letter dated 01-07-2019, 23-08-2019, 09-11-2019, 23- 12-2019, 19