| There are precisely 79 days left for the common | | | | and NGO's to collect its waste. The Fact is that the |
| wealth games to start in India. The city seems like it | | | | Gazipur lanfill is not a sanitary landfill site but a |
| has been ripped apart, with dug up path ways, road | | | | mountain of garbage that has collected there over |
| construction and construction debris spewed all over | | | | the years, due to unorganized dumping. The fact is |
| the city. A certain gentleman in charge of the | | | | that the city does not have a waste management |
| commonwealth games in India has claimed that this | | | | plan in place till this date. Majority of plans are on |
| will be the best games the world has ever seen. Well, | | | | paper, but there is little or no implementation of |
| two month to go and majority of the projects are | | | | these plans and a few private contractors continue |
| running behind schedule, in fact the other day leading | | | | to collect and dump waste at the Gazipur dump site |
| news daily reported that the roof of a stadium fell | | | | which is then scavenged by animals and humans alike. |
| down due to heavy rain and poor water proofing. | | | | If the city is not capable of removing construction |
| Well all things said and done hope fully the city will | | | | debris from the streets of Delhi as of now, what |
| come out looking better if not looking like a world | | | | would change the situation two months from now? |
| class city. The major issue that we see is the mess | | | | We believe that for the time period of the games |
| that is created while the construction is going on. The | | | | the city will hire the help of private contractors to |
| construction waste dumped on side of roads, | | | | dispose of the waste and then return to the old |
| blocking the drains, dust polluting the already polluted | | | | ways of doing things. There will be little or no |
| air and large traffic jams caused due to debris taking | | | | treatment done, as vermi composting is not a |
| up road space meant for vehicles. MCD (Municipal | | | | suitable process for treating large quantities of waste. |
| Corporation of Delhi) claims that it has placed a world | | | | A model plant may be set up by the government to |
| class waste management program in place for the | | | | demonstrate their commitment towards making the |
| games. The following is the action plan: | | | | games a green event, but this in our opinion this will |
| In house vermicomposting for Organic waste | | | | only be a curtain to cover up the real issues. |
| Complete collection, segregation and disposal | | | | The country is hosting the second biggest sporting |
| system | | | | event after the Olympics, and there is little or no |
| Well connected to Government waste treatment | | | | excitement among the masses. In fact there is more |
| facilities (for example construction waste being | | | | excitement, created towards a international cricket |
| disposed by Municipal Corporation of Delhi at Gazhipur | | | | match, or even the European football league in a |
| sanitary landfill) | | | | country where football is hardly played. We need to |
| All looks good on rosy. Three bullet points on the | | | | start thinking about why the citizens and politicians of |
| common wealth games site, showing commitment of | | | | this country are not raising their voices against |
| the government to insure that our cities carbon foot | | | | something so wrong and blatantly in your face. Let us |
| print is minimized. The facts are that Delhi does not | | | | all hope for a miracle so that these games can be |
| have a single waste treatment site that is operational. | | | | one that are remembered as a memorable one and |
| The fact is that Delhi relies on the unorganized sector | | | | not a miserable one. |