A Bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan observed that the same was adding to the national capital’s pollution, and sought the response of Delhi’s municipal corporations and Cantonment Board.
“One of the shocking features of the report submitted by CAQM (Commission for Air Quality Management) is the finding that though the average daily generation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in Delhi is around 11,000 tonnes, the capacity of the present waste processing plants is only to the extent of about 8,000 tonnes per day. Therefore, in the capital city, every day, 3,000 tonnes of MSW is generated which cannot be processed. Obviously, that is adding to the pollution. The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 (the 2016 Rules) are in place for the last eight years. Even in the capital city, sadly, there is non-compliance with the 2016 Rules,” the Court stated.
The concerned authorities were directed to hold a meeting with the Central and Delhi governments to devise a concrete action plan in this regard by the next date of hearing.
Source: Barandbench
