Illegal units engaged in plastic scrap ops: DPCC
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DPCC teams found numerous illegal units operating in Jharoda Kalan in southwest Delhi, Bakkarwala Road in Mundka and Tikri Kalan in northwest Delhi during inspections carried out on May 16 and May 25. These inspections followed orders from
, which is hearing a plea filed by a local resident alleging illegal burning and dumping of plastic and electronic waste.
In a report dated Aug 7, DPCC stated: "A very large, well-established PVC market in Tikri Kalan was found on DDA land, where more than 50 units were present, all engaged in the collection, storage, segregation and transportation of plastic scrap.
Almost the entire market area had plastic scrap illegally dumped on the roads outside the units, encroaching on public land and vacant plots."
The report noted that on the outer side of the PVC market, one facility was found engaged in storage and segregation of plastic scrap, with trucks being loaded on-site. This was described as a "very large facility" comprising multiple units operating within the same site. Additionally, more than 20 units were found producing PVC insoles, shoe upper soles, and soft PVC items on the outskirts of the market along Firni Road, where PVC and rubber sole scrap was dumped on streets, again encroaching on public land and vacant plots.
At Bakkarwala Road, DPCC reported that large quantities of plastic scrap were found scattered along the roadside, inside drains, and even on land designated for Chhath Puja.
At Jharoda Kalan, several units were found storing and segregating plastic medicine bottles, syringes, and other materials in an open plot in a residential area of Jharoda village. DPCC also noted many units dealing in plastic scrap on agricultural land in Baba Haridas Geetanjali Enclave, Jharoda Kalan, and found additional units engaged in similar activities on Nerula Road.
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In its letters to DDA and MCD, DPCC reminded the agencies that the Supreme Court, in a 2014 order, directed all industrial units operating in non-conforming or residential areas in violation of Delhi Master Plan to be closed or relocated by the concerned land-owning authorities.
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