Case Law Analysis
|National Green Tribunal
Compensatory Afforestation Mandatory for Illegal Tree Felling Under Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 : NGT Directs 1800 Trees Plantation for Faridabad Violations
NGT holds that illegal tree felling for solid waste management projects triggers mandatory compensatory afforestation, even if the facility is not a landfill. The Tribunal directed Municipal Corporation Faridabad to plant 1800 trees and tasked HSPCB with compliance assessment within three months, reinforcing environmental accountability under the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016.