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Green court raps agencies over mosquito breeding spots
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal criticised the government agencies on Thursday over an overflowing garbage dumping site and a clogged drain in Inderpuri.
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal criticised the government agencies on Thursday over an overflowing garbage dumping site and a clogged drain in Inderpuri.
A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notices to Delhi government, Delhi Jal Board and North Delhi Municipal Corporation. The tribunal asked them to submit their replies before the next date of hearing.
Delhi has recorded 4,000 cases of dengue and chikungunya. There has been a criticism of the government agencies for failing to control the spread of the diseases and prevent breeding of mosquitoes.
It also asked the North civic body to immediately clean the drain and the dhalao. “After seeing the original photographs, the court asked the North Delhi Municipal Corporation to clear the mess and maintain the garbage dumping site in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016,” lawyer for the petitioner Gaurav Bansal said.
The order came on a petition by Inderpuri resident Bharat Bhushan Uppal. The petition highlighted the “pathetic attitude of government officials”, which resulted in overflowing drain and dhalao. Both spots are breeding grounds for mosquitoes, the petition said.
The dhalao, on the main road of Inderpuri, “is in dilapidated condition, have become almost open dumping site”. The drain, too, is overflowing as the silt is due to “fecal sludge, septage and other sewage sludges which comes out from nearby households and business establishments having no septic tanks or wastewater treatment facilities”, the petition says.
Earlier on Wednesday, the green court had critiqued the government agencies for not taking strong measures to control the spread of dengue and chikungunya in the Capital. A committee headed by the Chief Secretary of Delhi government has been asked to formulate an action plan to control the outbreak.
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