A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the government’s assertions that dairies at the two landfill sites do not pose any serious threat to public health is incorrect and the government is turning a blind eye to the grave harm that the milk produced in these dairies can cause.
“This Court is prima facie not persuaded by the submission of the Chief Secretary that the cattle in the dairies adjoining sanitary landfill sites can be prevented from eating hazardous waste at the landfill sites until 2025-26 [the time by when Delhi government estimates to clear out the landfill sites],” the Court said.
In its order dated May 8, the Court said that existing dairies in the national capitals must be made to comply with the municipal and other laws by ensuring that they have the required licenses from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) under the MCD Act, Delhi government’s Animal Husbandry department under the Cattle Premises Registration Rule, No Objection Certificate from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) under the Water and Pollution Act and license from the Food Safety Authority.
“Bio-gas plants be installed near all the nine authorised dairies in Delhi for creation of dry manure and biogas fuel/ Compressed Biogas (CBG) production at the earliest, preferably prior to onset of monsoon,” the Court directed.
A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora said that the government’s assertions that dairies at the two landfill sites do not pose any serious threat to public health is incorrect and the government is turning a blind eye to the grave harm that the milk produced in these dairies can cause.
“This Court is prima facie not persuaded by the submission of the Chief Secretary that the cattle in the dairies adjoining sanitary landfill sites can be prevented from eating hazardous waste at the landfill sites until 2025-26 [the time by when Delhi government estimates to clear out the landfill sites],” the Court said.
In its order dated May 8, the Court said that existing dairies in the national capitals must be made to comply with the municipal and other laws by ensuring that they have the required licenses from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) under the MCD Act, Delhi government’s Animal Husbandry department under the Cattle Premises Registration Rule, No Objection Certificate from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) under the Water and Pollution Act and license from the Food Safety Authority.
“Bio-gas plants be installed near all the nine authorised dairies in Delhi for creation of dry manure and biogas fuel/ Compressed Biogas (CBG) production at the earliest, preferably prior to onset of monsoon,” the Court directed.
