The Lieutenant Governor (LG) on Tuesday chaired a review meeting on e-waste management along with the Chief Secretary, other officers.
The Delhi government is working to come up with an e-waste processing park for efficient disposal of waste generated due to junk electronic gadgets.
The Lieutenant Governor (LG) on Tuesday chaired a review meeting on e-waste management along with the Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary (Environment), Principal Secretary (Environment), Managing Director of DSIIDC and other senior officers.
A statement issued by the LG office said, “The strategy for setting up an e-waste processing park in Delhi was discussed in detail to ensure scientific, efficient and environmentally safe disposal of all types of electronic waste. “
It was emphasized that an institutional mechanism should be put in place to suitably integrate the unorganized sector, which includes traditional “kabadiwalas” (scrap dealers), waste pickers, in the process of e-waste collection, the statement said. Get involved and NGOs.
Local civic bodies should be involved in the enterprise and the learnings from other states, where similar initiatives have been taken, should be utilized.
The officials were advised to prepare a time bound action plan for setting up of e-waste processing units in Delhi and work closely with the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry of Environment and other agencies. project implementation, the statement said.
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