Delhi HC asks Centre on ‘feasibility’ of shifting dairies located near landfill sites outside city

The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the central government if it could “explore the feasibility of shifting” Ghazipur and Bhalswa cattle dairies outside the city as they are “situated next to landfill sites” which are “very dangerous”.

The court was hearing a petition regarding the state of dairies in Delhi, wherein it was earlier informed that the condition of all nine designated dairy colonies in Delhi, i.e. Kakrola Dairy, Goela Dairy, Nangli Shakrawati Dairy, Jharoda Dairy, Bhalaswa Dairy, Ghazipur Dairy, Shahbad Daulatpur Dairy, Madanpur Khadar Dairy and Masoodpur Dairy, was “bad”.

With respect to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s (MCD’s) submission about building an 8 ft wall around Ghazipur and Bhalswa dairies to separate them from the landfill sites they are located next to, a division bench of acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora orally said, “…wall fencing won’t work. You think it can’t be broken or breached? This is someone living in a fantasy land who is making these projects. Totally cut off from the ground level reality.”

The court further orally remarked that it seemed that despite the court making an effort to improve the condition of the dairy colonies, “all obstacles are being created”.