Consider making govt. vehicles in Delhi-NCR electric: Supreme Court
The Hindu
Supreme Court directs Centre and NCR States to convert government vehicles to electric, enforce waste segregation rules in Delhi.
The Supreme Court on Monday (January 27, 2025) directed the Centre and National Capital Region (NCR) States to consider whether a “substantial” number of vehicles used by the governments, their principal bodies and other government organisations can be converted to electric vehicles.
A Bench of Justices A.S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan directed the Union government and NCR States to take a decision and report by March 17, 2025.
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The top court also ordered the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to form teams to ascertain compliance with Rule 4 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Rule 4 mandates waste generators, including resident welfare and market associations, gated communities and institutions with over 5,000 sq. m area, to segregate waste at source, facilitate collection of the segregated waste in separate streams and process biodegradable waste through composting or bio-methanation within the premises as far as possible. The recyclable material must be given to authorised waste pickers or recyclers.
The court directed the Delhi government and MCD to file compliance reports by March 17. Penal action must be taken against any entities who violate Rule 4.
The court said both Delhi government and the MCD had failed to comply with the 2016 Rules as the capital sees the generation of about 3,000 tonne of solid waste everyday.
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