MCF finds new dumping site after HC halts Aravalli disposal
Faridabad, Nov. 14 -- The Municipal Corporation of Faridabad (MCF) has identified a dumping site in Mirzapur village after the Punjab and Haryana high court halted waste disposal on 152 acres of Aravalli land near Bhakri village, officials said.
MCF will dump unsegregated waste at Mirzapur until the Pratapgarh facility's processing capacity rises from 200 to 650 tonnes daily. Faridabad generates around 1,200 tonnes of waste daily, leaving a shortfall of 550 tonnes even after the upgrade. Environmentalists questioned the decision, saying dumping mixed waste without segregation violates the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026.
Kailash Bhiduri of Save Aravallis Trust said the organisation submitted a memorandum to deputy commissioner Ayush Sinha over shortcomings in waste collection and management. He warned that dumping near forests and residential areas posed environmental and public health risks.
An MCF official acknowledged that waste was not being segregated and said the civic body was preparing a segregation tender. Waste deposited at Mirzapur would be cleared after the Pratapgarh upgrade, the official added. MCF began dumping near Bhakri after being directed to stop sending waste to Bandhwari. The court's November 5 order bars dumping at Bhakri until December 4....
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