Manage 2.94 lakh MT waste at Jahangirpuri, NGT tells Chief Secy

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi chief secretary to coordinate with the North Delhi Municipal Corporation to manage 2.94 lakh metric tonnes of waste lying at Jahangirpuri here.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel also directed that the construction waste and debris be disposed off in the process. The green panel, in a recent order, also directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to monitor the ambient air quality by installing an appropriate monitoring station at the relevant site.

"Having regard to the continuing impact of the existing problem on account of accumulated waste of 2.94 lakh MT on the ambient air quality, the Chief Secretary of Delhi may coordinate with the North Delhi Municipal Corporation or any other authority for the remedial action. Further report may be filed by DPCC which may also mention adequacy of C&D waste processing in Delhi," the bench said. The order came after perusing a report filed by DPCC that stated that certain remedial steps have been taken even though online monitoring stations have not been installed.

It also told the bench that there is huge deposition of construction and demolition waste in front of the main boundary wall and main gate of the waste processing facility.