New Delhi: After Diwali, the garbage management system in the capital Delhi appears to be under strain. In several areas, piles of garbage have accumulated on roads, in lanes and in open spaces. With timely cleaning and garbage collection not taking place, incidents of people setting garbage on fire have also been reported at some places. This has increased fears that Delhi’s air, already hit by pollution, could deteriorate further.
According to the report, complaints of garbage accumulation have come from several areas of central Delhi, including Sadar Bazar, Qutub Road, Paharganj, Chuna Mandi, Daryaganj, Patel Nagar and Karol Bagh. Sanitation services are also said to have been affected in Mayur Vihar, Mandawali, Vinod Nagar, Laxmi Nagar and Geeta Colony in east Delhi. Garbage heaps were also seen in areas such as Rohini, Trinagar, Shakarpur, Wazirpur, Kirari and Burari.
During Diwali, large quantities of firecracker residue accumulated along with household waste. The Municipal Corporation has cited delays in segregating and collecting this waste as the reason sanitation work was affected. The corporation says garbage collection and disposal work is continuing and the target is to normalise the system by Tuesday evening.
However, despite GRAP-3 restrictions being in force, incidents of garbage being burnt in the open are raising questions over administrative monitoring and compliance with rules. According to experts, smoke from burning garbage increases air pollution at the local level. In such a situation, along with fixing the sanitation system, it is necessary to immediately stop open burning of garbage.
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