Supreme Court Flags Concern Over 3,000 Tonnes of Solid Waste Issue
The bench was appalled at the management strategy of solid waste in the capital, notwithstanding the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, for the last 8 years.
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The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan were shocked upon noticing that 3000 tonnes of solid waste are not being processed in Delhi. The Court raised concerns about non-compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
The bench was considering a report filed by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM). Taking into account the report of CAQM, the bench was appalled at the management strategy of solid waste in the capital, notwithstanding the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, for the last 8 years.
“One of the shocking features of the report submitted by CAQM is the finding that though the average daily generation of municipal solid waste 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 solid waste are generated which cannot be processed. Obviously, that is adding to the pollution. The Solid Waste Management Rules have been in place for the last eight years. Even in the capital city, sadly, there is non-compliance with the 2016 rules,” the court observed.
The court issued notice to the New Delhi Municipal Corporation and the Cantonment Board, Delhi.
Senior Advocate Wasim A Qadri was representing the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.
The bench asked the Union government and Delhi government to hold a meeting of the concerned authorities. The court also asked to submit before it a concrete action plan.
The next hearing will take place on May 13.
Senior Advocate Aparajita, Amicus Curiae in the case, informed the court about various vacant posts in the pollution control boards of various states. Taking note, the court asked Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh to file an affidavit furnishing the number of vacant posts in the pollution control board and the steps taken to fill them.
The affidavit shall be filed by the mentioned states/UTs within 2 months. The next hearing concerning this matter will commence on July 10.
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