Gurgaon: MCG is planning to constitute a committee to sort out inert, compost and construction and demolition (C&D) waste at the Bandhwari landfill. A part of the construction waste is utilised by processing units in making the base of the plant, while the remaining is sold to companies or dumped elsewhere.
The committee will be headed by additional commissioner Balpreet Singh and will include officials from the civic body, besides those from agencies processing legacy waste at Bandhwari.These directions were given in a meeting chaired by MCG commissioner Narhari Singh Banger here on Friday. The civic body will also incentivise taking compost from Bandhwari.
“The committee will have to ensure that the C&D Waste Management Rules, 2016 are followed for the disposal of debris obtained from the waste at the landfill. The committee will also ensure disposal of inert waste and utilisation to compost as per the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2016,” the MCG commissioner said in the meeting.
It was also decided that farmers utilising compost from Bandhwari will get Rs 100 per tonne, while contractors and RWAs will get Rs 25 per tonne. Farmers will have to submit documented evidence and photographs showing the utilisation of the compost as manure to avail the incentives.
The civic body will also evaluate these claims of compost utilisation, following which the incentives will be credited directly to the farmers’ bank accounts. The commissioner also directed officials to test the compost produced at Bandhwari from a government testing lab. The civic body will also write to GMDA, NHAI and PWD to utilise inert waste and compost. Banger also directed officials to achieve the processing of 16,000 tonnes of waste per day at the landfill.
Four samples of inert waste and compost dumped by the private agencies processing waste in low-lying areas of Bandhwari village were collected by a private lab and sent for testing on Feb 19. MCG officials said the samples were collected on the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) after environmentalists had alleged that the inert waste and compost being continuously dumped by agencies in Bandhwari contained plastic and polluted soil. MCG officials will now submit the test report to the green tribunal.
MCG has already submitted to NGT that all legacy waste will be cleared from the landfill site by June. According to the timeline submitted to NGT on Dec 18, 2023, 3.6 lakh metric tonnes (MT) will be processed in Jan this year, 4 lakh MT in Feb, 4.6 lakh MT in Mar, 4 lakh MT in Apr, 3.3 lakh MT in May and 3 lakh MT in June.
A private school in Bandhwari has also raised concerns, claiming that trucks are dumping ‘polluted waste’ in front of their premises. In a letter recently sent to the district administration, the school stated that they are “deeply concerned” about the health of their students and staff as the dumping is taking place in front of their school.
The committee will be headed by additional commissioner Balpreet Singh and will include officials from the civic body, besides those from agencies processing legacy waste at Bandhwari.These directions were given in a meeting chaired by MCG commissioner Narhari Singh Banger here on Friday. The civic body will also incentivise taking compost from Bandhwari.
“The committee will have to ensure that the C&D Waste Management Rules, 2016 are followed for the disposal of debris obtained from the waste at the landfill. The committee will also ensure disposal of inert waste and utilisation to compost as per the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2016,” the MCG commissioner said in the meeting.
It was also decided that farmers utilising compost from Bandhwari will get Rs 100 per tonne, while contractors and RWAs will get Rs 25 per tonne. Farmers will have to submit documented evidence and photographs showing the utilisation of the compost as manure to avail the incentives.
The civic body will also evaluate these claims of compost utilisation, following which the incentives will be credited directly to the farmers’ bank accounts. The commissioner also directed officials to test the compost produced at Bandhwari from a government testing lab. The civic body will also write to GMDA, NHAI and PWD to utilise inert waste and compost. Banger also directed officials to achieve the processing of 16,000 tonnes of waste per day at the landfill.
Four samples of inert waste and compost dumped by the private agencies processing waste in low-lying areas of Bandhwari village were collected by a private lab and sent for testing on Feb 19. MCG officials said the samples were collected on the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) after environmentalists had alleged that the inert waste and compost being continuously dumped by agencies in Bandhwari contained plastic and polluted soil. MCG officials will now submit the test report to the green tribunal.
MCG has already submitted to NGT that all legacy waste will be cleared from the landfill site by June. According to the timeline submitted to NGT on Dec 18, 2023, 3.6 lakh metric tonnes (MT) will be processed in Jan this year, 4 lakh MT in Feb, 4.6 lakh MT in Mar, 4 lakh MT in Apr, 3.3 lakh MT in May and 3 lakh MT in June.
A private school in Bandhwari has also raised concerns, claiming that trucks are dumping ‘polluted waste’ in front of their premises. In a letter recently sent to the district administration, the school stated that they are “deeply concerned” about the health of their students and staff as the dumping is taking place in front of their school.