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Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar has ordered the
Chief Secretary of the Delhi government to call a meeting immediately
and draft a mechanism that will help reduce accumulation of waste, which
has risen to over 50 feet in height at some landfill sites.

Reduce dumps

“We
direct the Chief Secretary, NCT Delhi, to hold a meeting immediately
and submit a report with regard to dumped waste at Bhalswa, Okhla and
Ghazipur, and complete clarification in that behalf including reduction
in huge dumps and utility of the waste deposited at these sites.
Complete methodology and process to be adopted in this regard should be
specified,” the Bench said.

The matter has been fixed for next hearing on July 25.

Not the first reminder

Noting
that Delhi generated over 14,000 tonnes of garbage a day, the tribunal
had earlier rapped the Delhi government for lack of infrastructure to
deal with “mountain dumps” of decaying garbage at landfill sites in the
city.