DPCC asked by National Green Tribunal to look into waste disposal during IPL in Delhi

Swatanter Kumar, the chairperson of the National Green Tribunal asked a bench headed by himself to examine the concern raised in a petition

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The Delhi Pollution Control Committee was directed by the National green tribunal today to look into the issue of waste disposal at Feroz Shah Kotla during the Upcoming Indian Premier League matches.

Swatanter Kumar, the chairperson of the National Green Tribunal asked a bench headed by himself to examine the concern raised in a petition seeking compliance with the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2016 during the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches at the Feroz Shah Kotla.

The petition was, however, dismissed as it did not mention anything about the source of waste generation.

The bench said “What kind of waste is generated during the matches? What is the source of waste generation? Your petition does not mention about it. We find no merit in this plea”

It was stated by advocate Rahul Khurana, who appeared for the petitioner, that there was mismanagement during IPL 2016 when approximately 10 metric tons of waste was generated at the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium which was lifted without segregation.

The counsel withdrew its plea as the bench refused to issue a notice to the parties in the case.

Ghaziabad resident Ajay Mehra filed a petition which sought compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 and sought constitution of a committee of representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Delhi government and the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) to ensure the same.

The petition said, “Approximately 40,000 persons gather for each match and 10 metric ton waste generated at the stadium here during the event of one match at FSK stadium which includes biodegradable, non-biodegradable wastes and domestic hazardous waste i.e. food remains, plastic wrappers, packets, bottles, etc.” It contended that during the last edition of the Indian Premier League no certificate was produced to the effect that segregated waste was handed over to waste collector or agency specified by the local authority.

It also said “Even separate dustbins were not placed to ensure segregation of waste” adding that it would create an unhealthy and unhygienic condition in the city if the waste is not disposed of according to the SWM rules, 2016.

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