Delhi LG Sandhu approves land for India's first e-waste eco park

New Delhi, Jul 8 (PTI) Clearing the way for various infrastructure projects, Delhi LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu approved the allotment of 8.5 hectares of land for India's first e-waste eco management park at Holambi Kalan, officials said on Wednesday. According to the officials, the projects were pending due to a lack of coordination between various departments, causing unnecessary delays. They have now been streamlined following reviews by LG Sandhu. "To manage waste, the DDA has approved 8.5 hectares at Holambi Kalan for e-waste eco management park, 10 acres at the Ghazipur landfill site were handed over to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, with an additional 10.4 acres allotted for the expansion of waste-to-energy and bio-methanisation facilities. Land has also been allotted to the MCD for 24 fixed compactor transfer station sites," officials said. Earlier, the Delhi government had announced the launch of e-waste eco park in a move to tackle mounting electronic waste and push for sustainable industrial practices. The pollution-free, net-zero facility is aimed to revolutionise electronic waste recycling by adhering to global green technology standards. "The LG has been consistently stressing seamless cooperation between all stakeholders, right after taking over. Land parcels have been allotted for strengthening security infrastructure - new police stations at Dilkusha Bagh, Sagarpur, Suyurpur, and Kishangarh, a Forensic Science Laboratory in Narela, and Intelligence Bureau stations at Dheerpur and Tahirpur," an official said. Land has also been allotted for the construction of community halls for sub-registrar offices at Dwarka Sector-19 and Manglapuri, and 112 no objection certificates (NOCs) have been issued for Ayushman Arogya Mandirs and five NOCs for Atal Canteens. "Twenty hectares of land has been allotted to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for a Metro depot at Sanoth and 16 hectares in Narela for a casting yard," the official added. To improve water supply, land has been given to the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for installing 151 bore wells, while land has also been allotted for sewage treatment plants (STP) and sewage pumping stations at eight locations and for an STP at Jaunti and an underground tank at Sangam Vihar. In the education sector, 22.43 acres have been allotted for setting up a new campus of the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), and 12.69 acres for a new campus of the Delhi Technical University and 1200 sqm for Central Sanskrit University, all coming up in Narela education hub. Land measuring 4.1 acres has been given for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Jwalapuri, schools at Shalimar Bagh and Karawal Nagar and a staff housing for the judiciary at Rohini and Shahdara. PTI SSM SSM MNK MNK