Delhi Development Authority [DDA] — Plastic Dumped in park land

Address:	New Delhi, Delhi, 110035
Website:	Delhi Development Authority

I am forced to highlight the negligence prevailing in the management of garbage by DDA staff at Hathoda Ram Park located at Keshav Puram, Delhi 110035. The garbage accumulated in the park and dustbin mostly relates to plastic and other polluting stuff which is collected and dumped inside a pit meant to dump only biodegradable waste like tree leaves.

I am resident of same colony. I requested the local authorities of DDA to dispose off the polluting stuff to colony's dustbin. They bluntly told me that they had no resources to take the garbage to colony's dustbin and they find it easy to bury it inside the pit WHICH IS AGAINST THE ORDERS OF THE HON'BLE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL. Such kind of act (burning the leaves) not only make the land infertile but also is contempt of the orders of the Hon'ble NGT. The DDA staff turned a deaf ear to my repeated requests. Thereafter, I took the initiative and got the pit cleaned with the help of private sweepers and arranged big bags for DDA staff to collect the garbage and get it disposed off to colony's dustbin at my own expense since October 2016. When the this matter was taken up with MCD authorities, they assured me to provide the tempo once a week but the DDA staff seems to be reluctant to put the garbage in the tempo to dispose it to right place.

Another major concern is the water used for watering the plants. The water has gone down significantly. I raised this issue also with the local authorities as well as Girbar Singh, Vijay Garden Incharge, Jiwan Lal, SO and Mr. Flower Singh Additional Director. However no one is ready to take the responsibility and get this problem resolved. Every time, they gave lame excuses like they are busy in meetings, this doesn't comes under their job responsibility and so on.

Is it not the responsibility of the DDA to maintain the plants, trees and greenery in the park belongs to DDA? It is a matter of great concern if such type of attitude of DDA staff continues for another couple of months, all my efforts to keep the park green will be wasted. If the greenery in the park is maintained, it will also help in improving nearby pollution.

Will higher authorities take action in this regards and make the mission of maintaining the greenery in the Hathoda Ram Park success?

It is requested that necessary steps may kindly be taken to keep the environment clean by maintaining the Hathoda Ram Park at Keshav Puram.