Respite will not come easy to residents of East Delhi living near the Ghazipur landfill site. The government is still mulling when exactly to start the process of waste segregation, and how to have the segregated waste transported.
It has been a year since the ministry of road and transport, the ministry of urban development and NHAI discussed ways to use municipal solid waste in road construction. The authorities even signed an agreement to this effect with East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) for Ghazipur landfill site in November 2016. Delhi Breaking News
According to sources, NHAI and Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) carried out a detailed study to investigate the possibility of using municipal solid waste material as embankment fill.
But the bigger question is who's to bear the cost of segregation and transportation of the waste from the landfill site to the construction area.
A Delhi High Court ruling asked NHAI to segregate the waste and have it carried to the construction site.
On September 1, 2017, when a portion of Ghazipur landfill collapsed — killing two people and injuring five — the National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed NHAI to start removing waste from the landfill site immediately.
However, NHAI sought more time, and assured the tribunal that it would start waste segregation by November.
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