Delhi Government on Tuesday constituted a committee of three members to investigate Bhalswa landfill fire.
Environment Minister Gopal Rai informed that the committee has been directed to look into all possible reasons behind the fire and submit a detailed report on this within two days. Based on this report, the department will take appropriate action to ensure such instances do not occur in future.
The committee will be headed by DK Singh (Senior Environmental Engineer), the members are Dr. Chetna (Senior Scientific Officer) and Rajiv Sharma (Environmental Engineer).
Rai added, “We have also directed the department to take all necessary steps. It was discovered that due to the fire at the Bhalswa landfill site, piles of garbage were spilled everywhere around the site and the smoke made the air barely breathable for the people around. Reportedly, many such unfortunate instances of fires have taken place in the past, but the North MCD has not taken any action to prevent them.
Burning of garbage significantly contributes to the pollution levels, and the amount of smoke it generates is harmful enough to cause serious problems in even healthy individuals. Hence, a committee has been constituted by the Kejriwal Government to investigate the matter to deal with this matter at the earliest. Based on the committee’s report, further action will be taken. It is noteworthy that the fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site on December 11.”