59K MT silt dumped post-clearance at Singhola, NGT told
New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- In a report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding the silt dumping site in north Delhi's Singhola, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) informed the tribunal that although the site was cleared, 59,173.4 metric tonnes of silt was dumped there again over the past year.
The civic body said it initiated the process of establishing a 700-tonnes-per-day (TPD) facility to process fresh waste and silt to prevent the formation of new mounds.
The accumulated silt will be removed once the facility becomes operational in November 2026, according to the MCD affidavit.
The NGT took suo motu cognisance of a Hindustan Times report, New waste mounds creep up on capital, published on November 4, 2024, which highli...
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