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National Green Tribunal Seeks Detailed Status Report on Achan Landfill: Can Srinagar Finally End Its Legacy Waste Crisis?

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NGT Seeks Detailed Status Report on Achan Landfill: Can Srinagar Finally End Its Legacy Waste Crisis?

NGT Seeks Status Report on Achan Landfill Legacy Waste as Srinagar Faces Mounting Environmental Crisis By: News Desk | 28 July 2026 NGT Tightens Oversight as Srinagar’s Achan Landfill Faces Fresh Environmental Scrutiny More than three decades after it began receiving municipal waste, Srinagar’s Achan landfill has once again come under judicial scrutiny. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Jammu & Kashmir administration to submit a comprehensive status report on the handling of legacy waste at the landfill, signalling growing concern over delays in waste remediation and the…

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Trash Tower: Srinagar’s Achan Landfill Exposes Urban Decay and SMC’s Biggest Test

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Trash Tower: Srinagar’s Ugly Truth and the SMC’s Test

Trash Tower: Srinagar’s Ugly Truth and the SMC’s Test By: Javid Amin | 04 October 2025 The Stench of Neglect On a damp Friday morning, drizzle fell softly over Srinagar’s Achan landfill, but it brought no comfort.Instead of freshness, the air was thick with the stench of decay that drifted across neighborhoods — Nowshehra, Lal Bazaar, Soura, and Eidgah. Children waiting for school buses covered their noses with handkerchiefs. Shopkeepers sprayed cheap room fresheners into the air. Windows were shut tight despite the humidity. What was once a quiet stretch…

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