The Delhi Government has proposed before the National Green Tribunal four sites across the city for disposal of bio-medical waste.
The sites are located at Sector 25 in Rohini; the Industrial area at Rani Khera; near Narela’s plot no. 3, which is close to Shahpur Garhi village; and DSIIDC industrial area near Delhi-Karnal railway line.
The sites were picked by the government, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee and civic agencies like the Delhi Development Authority from six short-listed locations.
The government informed the NGT on Thursday about the identified sites during a hearing on three similar petitions concerning disposal of bio-medical waste that were filed against the Centre by Mohammad Irfan, the Amritapuri Residents’ Welfare Association and Abhishek Srivastava. The petitioners had stressed on a single site.
A Bench headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar left the question on the singularity or plurality of disposal sites open while directing that bio-medical waste treatment plants must obtain environmental clearance.
The government is of the view that four sites will lead to better management as it will be easy to dispose of waste generated from hospitals in different parts of Delhi, rather than taking all the waste to a single location.
“We leave open the question as to whether there should be multi-sites for bio-medical waste or there should be only one or two sites. In the meanwhile, we also make it clear that all the bio-medical waste plants must take environmental clearance in accordance with law,” said the Bench, comprising member Justice S. M. Nambiar, and expert members D. K. Agrawal and Professor A. R. Yousuf.
The Tribunal has given time till March 27 for the parties concerned to file their objection.
