Residents seek FIR against MCG officials over Babupur C&D unit
Gurugram, July 30 -- Residents of Sector 106 on Wednesday submitted a complaint to the station house officer (SHO) of Rajendra Park police station, seeking registration of an FIR against Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) officials and the contractor engaged for the proposed construction and demolition (C&D) waste processing facility in Babupur. They alleged violations of National Green Tribunal (NGT) directions and illegal tree felling.
The complaint alleged the MCG floated a tender without obtaining approval from the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), despite an NGT order dated January 24, 2018, requiring prior authorisation before setting up any C&D waste processing unit.
The order was passed in connection with a C&D waste processing plant in Basai without the required authorisation under Rule 7 of the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Residents sought action under Section 26 of the NGT Act, 2010, which provides penalties for non-compliance with tribunal orders.
A plea in this regard has also been filed in the NGT. The issue first came up before the tribunal on May 29, when it issued notice to the MCG and listed the next hearing for September 10.
The complaint also alleged trees were being felled despite the matter being pending before the tribunal and said no work should continue until a decision is taken.
Rohit Saini, a resident of Godrej Meridien, said, "The area already faces bad air quality, and setting up a plant would worsen the situation. There is already less green cover, and now the MCG is cutting trees."
Meanwhile, Suresh Varmani, another resident, said, "Almost 60% of the boundary wall is constructed. Children and elderly people will be exposed to dust and pollution."
HT had reached out to MCG Commissioner Pradeep Dahiya and Executive Engineer Sundar Singh Sheoran, but neither responded to requests for comment by the time of publication....
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