SDMC seizes godowns in west Delhi for illegally storing plastic waste

NEW DELHI: South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has sealed four godowns in west Delhi’s Shiv Vihar on September 17. These godowns were storing illegal plastic waste, including used biomedical equipment such as gloves, catheters, tubes and blood bags. The SDMC officials confirmed that these godowns were being operated by ragpickers and their coordinators functioning from “non-confirming areas” other than authorised markets in Delhi like Tikri Kalan. 

“We have constituted teams at the zonal level comprising assistant commissioners, representatives of the revenue department, BSES and Delhi Police personnel to identify illegal godowns of plastic waste and shut them. This is on the orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT),” a senior officer from the SDMC said. The waste in these godowns will be sent to a waste-to-energy (WTE) plant for processing, he said.