Delhi: EDMC resolution against landfill on floodplain

EDMC mayor Bipin Bihari said, “We don’t want landfill sites here as they will pollute the Yamuna.” He added that the corporation will explore other options to build landfill sites, and that it is also working to build plants to recycle waste.

EDMC commissioner Ranbir Singh said, “The matter is sub judice. The corporation has raised its objection to the decision but the final decision will be taken by the court.” AAP leader Dilip Kumar Pandey and rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra had moved the National Green Tribunal against the DDA’s decision to allot 130 acres at Sonia Vihar and 50 acres at Ghonda Gujran to the EDMC for waste management.

Mishra alleged that the EDMC did not reveal that these sites are part of the active Yamuna floodplain, and fell under the O-Zone as per the Delhi Master Plan — where no development can take place. The plea filed by Pandey said the project will adversely affect the area’s ecosystem, as there were several densely populated colonies and villages nearby.

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