Segregate waste before dumping in Bandhwari landfill site: MCG Deputy Commissioner

GURURGRAM: Amit Khatri, Deputy commissioner of Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) called a  meeting, consisting of officials from urban local bodies (ULBs), Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) and MCG. Khatri directed strict instructions to ensure compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules (2016) in Gurugram district.

On April 23, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had rapped district authorities for unscientific management of waste at the Bandhwari landfill.

During the meeting, the city officials were instructed to make sure that all of the city’s bulk waste generators segregate waste on site and have their own composting units, and this model should be replicated on an industrial scale for large manufacturing units as well as at a panchayat level throughout Gurugram district.

Yashpal Yadav, MCG Commissioner, said that the MCG has already identified 1,800 bulk waste generators within its jurisdiction, including industries, RWAs, restaurants, hospitals, and industrial units. Of these, 100 are will be equipped with compost units by June-end.

NGT has taken strict cognisance of the waste segregation system in Gururgam. The strict observation by the green court comes at a time when the recycling facilities in Bandhwari landfill site is yet to kick-off fully. Speaking on the issue, the MCG Commissioner said that they are in the process of implementing concrete plans with timelines so that the strategies can be implemented fully.

At present, more than 1,000 tonnes of garbage from Gurugram and Faridabad is discarded daily at the landfill that is situated in the green belt of Aravallis.