New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday termed as 'shocking' the fact that there is no processing of the 3,000 tonnes or 11,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated every day in Delhi.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, while taking note of a report by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) and surrounding areas, said it was a serious issue.
"It has been eight years since the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 came into existence, but there has been no compliance in the capital city. This is shocking, the bench said, adding that the CAQM report says that on an average 11,000 tonnes of MSW is generated in Delhi. But only 8,000 tonnes are processed per day.
"So, this means that 3,000 tonnes of MSW is generated every day which cannot be processed in the capital city," the bench said while issuing notice to the Delhi Municipal Corporation, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment Board. Said.,
The bench sought their response by May 10 and said before the next hearing, the three civic bodies will convene a meeting of officials on compliance with Rule 201 and the Centre's urban development department will prepare and record a plan to deal with the problem.
The top court was hearing petitions seeking directions to authorities to check the worsening air pollution in Delhi and surrounding areas.
The bench also flagged non-compliance of the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules of 2016 and said preventive action has been taken against very few people.
"There is a need to take strict action against sites generating uncontrolled construction and demolition (C&D) waste," the bench said, adding that it would examine the issue in detail.On stubble burning, the bench said it would like to see the standard operating procedure and framework issued by the CAQM and the manner in which the TAS forces are working in different states.
“We would like to see the powers and duties of various task forces to prevent stubble burning,” the bench said.''
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, while taking note of a report by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on pollution in the National Capital Region (NCR) and surrounding areas, said it was a serious issue.
"It has been eight years since the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 came into existence, but there has been no compliance in the capital city. This is shocking, the bench said, adding that the CAQM report says that on an average 11,000 tonnes of MSW is generated in Delhi. But only 8,000 tonnes are processed per day.
"So, this means that 3,000 tonnes of MSW is generated every day which cannot be processed in the capital city," the bench said while issuing notice to the Delhi Municipal Corporation, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and Delhi Cantonment Board. Said.,
The bench sought their response by May 10 and said before the next hearing, the three civic bodies will convene a meeting of officials on compliance with Rule 201 and the Centre's urban development department will prepare and record a plan to deal with the problem.
The top court was hearing petitions seeking directions to authorities to check the worsening air pollution in Delhi and surrounding areas.
The bench also flagged non-compliance of the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules of 2016 and said preventive action has been taken against very few people.
"There is a need to take strict action against sites generating uncontrolled construction and demolition (C&D) waste," the bench said, adding that it would examine the issue in detail.On stubble burning, the bench said it would like to see the standard operating procedure and framework issued by the CAQM and the manner in which the TAS forces are working in different states.
“We would like to see the powers and duties of various task forces to prevent stubble burning,” the bench said.''
