New Delhi: Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has found substantial quantities of refuse-derived fuel (RDF), inert material, and construction and demolition (C&D) waste dumped at multiple locations along the boundary wall of NTPC Eco Park, around 2km from the Yamuna, in southeast Delhi’s Badarpur.
In a report dated Sept 2, which has been submitted to NGT, DPCC said the trucks transporting processed inert material and C&D waste from Okhla and Ghazipur landfills were found without green nets or tarpaulin covers, resulting in considerable dispersion of dust. At Okhla landfill, which covers nearly 62.7 acres, legacy waste occupied around 15-20 acres, according to site officials.
“Such practice is not in conformity with prescribed dust mitigation measures,” it pointed out. DPCC also said, “No wheel washing facility was available at the entry and exit points of the dumping area within NTPC Eco Park. DPCC found that no fresh municipal solid waste was being disposed of there. The waste currently being received at the site primarily comprised C&D waste, silt and road-sweeping waste.
In July, Central Pollution Control Board told NGT that it, along with DPCC and Delhi Jal Board, found solid waste dumped at 33 of the 52 monitored locations along the Sahibi river (Najafgarh Drain), Shahdara Drain, and their associated sub-drains between May 2025 and April 2026. The DPCC team observed that no operational wheel-washing facility was also available at the landfill, but a system was under construction.