NGT issues notice on safe disposal of solar panel waste
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued a notice to the Central government over the lack of infrastructure for the safe disposal and recycling of damaged or end-of-life Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. A bench led by Justice Prakash Shrivastava and Dr A. Senthil Vel highlighted the environmental hazards of improper disposal, including burying panels in agricultural fields or sending them to landfills, which degrade soil quality. Notices were served to the Ministry of Environment, Forest…