Gurugram: The National Green Tribunal on Tuesday sought answers from the Municipal Corporations of Gurugram and Faridabad on the ways devised to reduce the waste being dumped at Bandhwari landfill site. It is important to note that despite several initiatives devised earlier for the effective harnessing of waste no concrete solution has been fructified till date. It is estimated that 25 lakh tonnes of garbage as of now has been dumped at the 30 acres landfill site nestled in the Aravallis. According to sources, the senior public officials have assured the Green Court that ways and measures are being devised to reduce the dumping of garbage. To begin with the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is planning to incorporate the practices of Indore and Ahemdabad in terms of waste management. Further, the MCG is also planning to use the technology of ballistic separators which can be used for the effective segregation of the waste. There are also plans by the MCG to improve the leachate treatment plant. Despite several assurances of recycling of the waste by the authorities, the process has been marred by several delays. It is important to note that over 1500 tonnes of garbage from Gurugram and Faridabad are being dumped at the site daily. Commissioned in 2008, Bandhwari landfill was created with an objective of segregation and recycling of waste generated from Gurugram and Faridabad. Set up with an investment of Rs 300 crore, the objective was to operationalise a power plant and plastic recycling at the site. After four years of laying defunct, the Municipal corporation of Gurugram finally signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Eco green company to start the plant.

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