New Delhi: Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has decided to roll out a mobile effluent monitoring station for major drains and the Yamuna by the end of March.
In its 72nd board meeting on Tuesday, DPCC also agreed to allow more agencies to manage hazardous and biomedical waste in the city. Currently, there are only two agencies that deal with biomedical waste in Delhi while only one company based in Bawana handles hazardous waste, said Anil Gupta, a board member.
“To manage hazardous and biomedical waste, there were a few options and several complaints.As of now, only two companies are taking biomedical waste and one hazardous waste. We had been receiving complaints regarding several issues, including the companies having a monopoly. So it was decided that more agencies, which are also active elsewhere in NCR, must also be allowed to manage the waste,” said Gupta.
The mobile effluent monitoring station will cater to the whole stretch of major drains and even the Yamuna, he pointed out. Since it will be like a lab on wheels, the unit can analyse on the spot which sub-drain is contributing more effluents, he added. DPCC will manage the van and the process of its procurement has started. “We hope that this would help with better monitoring of the pollution in the Yamuna,” said Gupta.
Several other proposals, including quick issuance of consent-to-operate certificates and working on vacancy backlogs, were also discussed.
In its 72nd board meeting on Tuesday, DPCC also agreed to allow more agencies to manage hazardous and biomedical waste in the city. Currently, there are only two agencies that deal with biomedical waste in Delhi while only one company based in Bawana handles hazardous waste, said Anil Gupta, a board member.
“To manage hazardous and biomedical waste, there were a few options and several complaints.As of now, only two companies are taking biomedical waste and one hazardous waste. We had been receiving complaints regarding several issues, including the companies having a monopoly. So it was decided that more agencies, which are also active elsewhere in NCR, must also be allowed to manage the waste,” said Gupta.
The mobile effluent monitoring station will cater to the whole stretch of major drains and even the Yamuna, he pointed out. Since it will be like a lab on wheels, the unit can analyse on the spot which sub-drain is contributing more effluents, he added. DPCC will manage the van and the process of its procurement has started. “We hope that this would help with better monitoring of the pollution in the Yamuna,” said Gupta.
Several other proposals, including quick issuance of consent-to-operate certificates and working on vacancy backlogs, were also discussed.