New Delhi, Jan 25 (KNN) The National Green Tribunal slammed authorities for failing to act on reducing solid waste and asked chief secretaries of all states and Union territories to appear before it from March 1 with status reports of their actions and immediate future plans.

It asked the chief secretaries to review their solid waste management actions within a month.

The tribunal asked all the states to display on their websites and portals of their pollution control boards the progress made in complying with Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 and Bio-Medical Waste management Rules, 2016.

The NGT said reducing solid waste management is of paramount importance to protect the environment.

It also directed states and UTs to constitute in every district a special task force having three members one each nominated by the district magistrate, the superintendent of police, and the regional officer of the state pollution control.

It noted that India generates over 1,50,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste per day, with Mumbai being the world's fifth most waste generating city.