With the landfill sites in the national Capital reaching saturation stage, the National Green Tribunal has convened a meeting of all the civil agencies for identifying alternative landfill sites and setting up waste-to-energy plants.
A Bench headed by acting chairperson Justice UD Salvi said there is “disagreement” among the AAP Government, municipal corporations and Delhi Development Authority on the allotment of land for landfill sites which are needed urgently in Delhi.
The meeting, to be held on February 3 in the NGT premises, will be attended by the chief secretary, principal secretary of urban development, commissioners of all the corporations, CEO of the Delhi Cantonment Board, MD of the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation ltd (DSIIDC), vice chairman of the DDA, Chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Managing Director of the NTPC. “The counsel appearing on behalf of the Delhi Government submits that there have been detailed deliberations between the chief secretary principal secretary of urban development, municipal corporations, the DSIIDC, the National Thermal Power Corporation and the DDA.
“It was decided during the deliberations that the DDA will be preparing a detailed proposal/presentation for the lieutenant Governor of Delhi regarding allotment of landfill sites. let this detailed presentation be completed within a week,” the Bench said.