Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Wednesday reviewed problem of faecal material disposal in drains and bad order near drains and violation of C &D material disposal rules in the national Capital.
Notably as per the Delhi Government records, nearly 50 per cent population is dependent on-site sanitation systems like septic tanks especially in the periphery of the city however these septic tanks are cleaned using private operators and the faecal sludge is often dumped in the nallahs or drains.
In the meeting the Environment Protection control Authority (EPCA) informed that nearly 4 million liters of septage and faecal sludge is collected per day in Delhi.
In the meeting, it was decided that all vacuum tankers in the city should be registered. all tankers must have GPS so that the movement of the vehicle can be tracked and must be mapped to STPs where they can take their sewage for discharge and each STP must keep record of the sewage coming from the tankers; the location and volume
It was further informed that C&D Waste is not being disposed off properly and can be seen dumped all over city along the major roads and contributing significantly in concentration of PM 10. It was discussed that following action needs to be taken. “Improve C&D collection and disposal system in the city. Track transportation of waste from the collection points and mandate its transfer to the recycling facility only and Increase the percentage for mandatory uses of recycled C&D waste in all government projects. Incentivise use of recycled C&D waste products,” the review team ofEPCA members and corporation officers discussed the effective implementation of C &D waste rules.