MCG’s Plan To Shift Waste Disposal Site Near Dwarka E-way Triggers Protest

Residents of 40 residential societies on Dwarka expressway took part in the protest against the MCG’s decision process fresh waste at a site in Daultabad near the Dwarka Expressway.

The families have requested the civic body to explore alternative locations for a waste processing facility.

In an effort to relieve the strain at the Bandhwari dump, which has long been a source of pollution and health issues for the community, MCG said last week that it will start processing waste in Daulatabad.

On the other hand, Inhabitants of at least 40 residential societies near the Dwarka Expressway came together to protest the decision on Thursday. They raised concerns about pollution, groundwater contamination, and health issues.

Meanwhile, MCG commissioner Narhari Singh Bangar said that finalising on a waste processing facility has become a challenge because whenever they name a proposed site, nearby residents start protesting.

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“The new waste site will lead to increased pollution, foul odour, and other environmental hazards, degrading the quality of life in the rapidly developing residential hub. We are surprised that MCG has taken a decision to create a garbage dump in the populated zone of Sector 103. This will have a disastrous impact on the environment and on the health of people. I urge the Government to take back this order,” said major general Gajinder Singh of Indiabulls Centrum Park.