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NGT, proposes to direct constitution of an Apex. Monitoring Committee, Regional Monitoring Committees and State Level Committees to oversee the steps to be taken to give effect to the directions of this Tribunal so that if necessary, further action can be taken in the matter. The role of the Apex Monitoring Committee will be to interact with the concerned Ministries and the Regional Monitoring Committees. The Apex Monitoring Committee may formulate guidelines/directions which may be useful to the Regional Monitoring Committees and the States/Union Territories. The Apex Monitoring Committee may meet preferably every month to take stock of the situation. Outstation members/invitees may participate by video conferencing unless their presence is considered necessary. The Apex Monitoring Committee may have meeting with all the Regional Monitoring Committees at least once in a month for two days to take stock of the progress and fix new targets. The report may be given to the Tribunal by e-mail once in a quarter. The Apex Monitoring Committee may have its website for dissemination of such information as may be necessary and also to enable public participation. The Committee may function for a period of one year subject to any further order.
Organization: The role of the Apex Monitoring Committee will be to interact with the concerned Ministries and the Regional Monitoring Committees. The Apex Monitoring Committee may formulate guidelines/directions which may be useful to the Regional Monitoring Committees and the States/Union Territories. The Apex Monitoring Committee may meet preferably every month to take stock of the situation. Outstation members/invitees may participate by video conferencing unless their presence is considered necessary. The Apex Monitoring Committee may have meeting with all the Regional Monitoring Committees at least once in a month for two days to take stock of the progress and fix new targets. The report may be given to the Tribunal by e-mail once in a quarter. The Apex Monitoring Committee may have its website for dissemination of such information as may be necessary and also to enable public participation. The Committee may function for a period of one year subject to any further order.
The constitution of the Apex Monitoring Committee will be as follows:

The Apex Monitoring Committee will have the following Special Invitees:

The Tribunal is of the view that instead of every Local Body individually floating tenders for different services, standards and technical specifications of available services may be specified by the Department of Urban Development and adopted by Local Bodies. Such services may be hired on laid down standard norms to save time. However, this aspect may be finally gone into by the Committees.
The Tribunal is also of the view that the best practices may be compiled including setting up of Control Rooms where citizens can upload photos of garbage which may be looked into by an accountable person specified by the Local Bodies at the Local Level and by State Bodies at the State Level. Such information may be made available by the States on the website of the State Committees and if possible on the websites of Local Bodies also. The mechanism of citizens giving and receiving information may be considered. The Committees may also consider, wherever viable, guidelines for using CCTV cameras already installed or installation of fresh CCTV cameras wherever necessary at dumping or other suitable sites and footage of CCTV Cameras may be viewed at regular basis by suitable authorities. All garbage collection van may be GPS enabled to monitor its regular collection and performance audit may be considered and guidelines laid down.
Subject to any further orders of this Tribunal, the Committees will be at liberty to give directions for execution of orders of this Tribunal to any authority. The Committees may resume their work within one month from today. The Apex Monitoring Committee may furnish quarterly reports of its work to the Tribunal.
The concerned Ministries at the Centre shall render full support and cooperation to the Apex Monitoring Committee to ensure its effective functioning. Similarly, the Chief Secretaries and Advisors of each of the States and Union Territories respectively shall also render such support and cooperation to the Regional Monitoring Committees.
This order will not in any manner affect the directions issued by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in SMW (C) No(s) 1/ 2015[In Re: Outrage as Parents End Life After Child’s Dengue] with regard to garbage disposal in Delhi or otherwise. This order is being passed only for giving effect to the Rules, 2016 and the pre existing orders of the Tribunal.