Mumbai, Apr 3: Following the outcry over frequent fires at the dumping ground at Deonar, the Centre has asked software major TCS to submit a report suggesting a solution to the problem of garbage disposal.
Deonar, the largest dumping ground in the country, has been in news after a series of fires there worsened the air quality in the eastern suburbs of Mumbai this year.
“We have taken the issue of Deonar very seriously and we have asked for a short-term, medium-term and long-term strategy from BMC (civic body). Once we receive it, I will be reviewing it on a quarterly basis. Also, we’ve asked TCS to prepare a report,” Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar today told reporters here.
TCS has been asked to advise the government on how to deal with the 12 million tonne of waste pile-up in Deonar.
The ministry will also be coming up with a complete solid waste management policy. “We will be declaring a new set of rules for solid waste management on April 5,” he said.
Javadekar also said the proposed Compensatory Afforestation Funds Bill, 2015, will unlock Rs 40,000 crore of funds for the ‘Green India’ initiative.
The Bill, with the Parliamentary Standing Committee, is likely to be passed in the Budget session. Under CAF, funds would be made available to states to take up afforestation and to increase density of existing forests.
