Punjab & Haryana High Court Appoints Commissioner to Inspect Dadumajra Dump, Verify MC Claims The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed the appointment of a local commissioner to conduct an inspection of the Dadumajra dumping ground and verify the claims made by the Municipal Corporation (MC) of Chandigarh regarding waste clearance from the site. The order came during the hearing of petitions challenging the management of the garbage dump, which has been a subject of legal scrutiny since 2017. Petitioners, represented by Advocate Amit Sharma, alleged that the civic body had repeatedly misled the court through “false, fabricated, and misleading” affidavits and incorrect statements about waste processing and site conditions. Senior Advocate Gaurav Mohunta, appearing for the MC, stated that the corporation had deployed approximately 550 workers, along with vehicles and JCB machines, to remove non-biodegradable waste from the site. He further claimed that nearly five to seven acres had already been cleared, with about half an acre being addressed daily. The corporation also presented a future utilization plan for the site, including the construction of a compressed biogas plant in collaboration with Indian Oil Corporation Limited, a sanitary landfill area, segregation facilities, and plantation efforts covering 33% of the land. Despite these submissions, the court expressed concerns about the long-term viability of continuing waste-processing activities near a densely populated residential area. Chief Justice of the court remarked, “Population has now come there,” and emphasized the need to convert the site into a green patch with tree plantation.#indian_oil_corporation #chandigarh #punjab_haryana_high_court #dadumajra_dump #municipal_corporation_chandigarh
