DPCC issues notices to 31 dairy farms for causing water pollution

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) issued notices to 31 dairy farms in the city for causing water pollution following an order from National Green Tribunal (NGT) order on July 8. In addition, the DPCC has initiated the process of sending show cause notices to around 2,700 dairy farms in the city for not treating the waste generated and causing water pollution.

A DPCC official said, the closure directions were issued after we conducted inspections in May-June. The 31 dairy farms were also issued fines ranging from Rs 2-4 lakh depending on the number of cattle it had. Of the 31 farms, ones with 50-75 cattle were issued Rs 2 lakh fine, whereas, farms with 75-100 cattle issued ₹3 lakh fine and the ones with over 100 cattle were fined Rs 4 lakh.

“The owners should have biogas plants individually or jointly to treat the dung at the farms or come up with some other method to treat it,” said the official.