New Delhi, December 14, 2014 : .In the midst of a row between AAP & BJP over the fire at Bhalswa landfill, Tuesday’s meeting saw the Delhi government create a committee consisting of three members to examine the incident.
The report will be submitted in just two days by the inquiry committee.To investigate the incident at Bhalswa’s landfill, a three-member inquiry panel was formed.Gopal Rai, Delhi Environment Minister, tweeted today: “Instruction to submit report within 2 days.”
AAP blames the BJP-governed Municipal Corporation of Delhi, for its mismanagement and inability to clean Delhi — the main task of the civic body — over an incident of fire at North Delhi’s Bhalswa Landfill this Sunday.
Every now and again, we hear about how these fires start in landfills.A large portion of Bhalswa’s landfill was engulfed by a huge fire on Sunday.
Due to this unfortunate incident, piles of garbage fell around the landfill which caused great pain for the residents.Durgesh Pathak, AAP senior leader and MCD coordinator said that such fires can severely pollute the environment.
He also stated that it could prove fatal to those who live near them.
Bhalswa landfill — one of Delhi’s three landfills, caters to about over 50 per cent of the capital’s total population.
These landfills pose a threat of major concern for the slum dwellers nearby.In August, a mountain of garbage about 70-80 metric tonnes fell on a nearby slum colony in which about 5,000 people live.
These landfills are the topic of topmost priority for the Kejriwal-led party in its run-up to the civic body polls due in April 2022.The party has promised to beautify Delhi if it is voted to power this time.
Responding to AAP’s statement, the Bharatiya Janata Party has blamed the former for exaggerating the fire incident.”Small fire mishaps are a common occurance world over at landfill sites due to gas generations and a small such fire happened at Bhalswa on Saturday.Two days later today Durgesh Pathak raised the issue exaggerating it as a major mishap and concluded his diatribe by announcing defeat of BJP in ensuing civic elections,” BJP Spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said in a statement.
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