Around 70 additional dumping sites will soon come up in north Delhi for disposing of construction waste.
A proposal was passed by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in the House on Wednesday identifying sites for dumping grounds to reduce burden on existing sites.
“The new sites will help ease burden on existing ones, which are already filled to the brim. In an in-progress city like Delhi where construction activities keep happening every few metres, it is important that waste is disposed of effectively,” said North Delhi Mayor Preety Agarwal.
New sites
The new sites will come up in Kanjhawala, Alipur, Keshavpuram Parshuram Chowk, Pitampura village, Wazirabad village, Kashmere Gate, Inderpuri, Naraina Vihar, Karampura, Old Rohtak Road and Baljit Nagar. Other locations include Jhandewalan Extension, Nangloi, Major Ashwani Marg, Rohini Sectors 3, 5, 7, 9 and 19, Sultanpuri, and Mangolpuri. There are 168 construction waste dumping sites in the city, of which 70 are already operational under the North body.
Delhi generates around 4,000 metric tonnes of construction waste everyday. To process construction waste, only two recycling plants are operational. Another recycling plant to process construction waste is going to come up in North Delhi.Senior civic officials said these additional dumping sites will help in safe disposal of construction waste by controlling pollution levels.
IIT Kanpur study
In a study conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur last year on the components of pollution in Delhi, construction and road dust were found to be the biggest contributors — around 38%. The study said pollution is caused mainly due to improper disposal of debris. Officials said only about 10% of construction waste generated is recycled at present.
