Delhi's Jor Bagh bags ‘Anupam Colony’ title for sustainable waste disposal
Kuljeet Singh Chahal, Vice-Chairman, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), on Sunday declared Jor Bagh as the next “Anupam Colony” under the civic body’s decentralised waste management initiative, aimed at promoting zero-waste residential neighbourhoods in the Capital.
The announcement was made during a plantation drive organised at Jor Bagh under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative. Residents, RWA members, senior citizens and NDMC officials participated in the event in large numbers.
Chahal said the ‘Anupam Colony’ certification was awarded to colonies that achieved 100 per cent waste segregation at source, processed wet and horticultural waste within the colony through composting units and adopted decentralised solid waste management practices to minimise the waste that was sent to landfills.
“It is a model for sustainable residential colonies,” said Chahal, adding that the initiative reduced waste transportation costs while improving sanitation, greenery and citizen participation in environmental protection. “The goal is to create residential colonies that generate minimal landfill waste and serve as models for eco-friendly urban living,” he said.
During the event, Jor Bagh RWA representatives, including Anmol Khanna, Rahul Grover and Gayatri Puri, along with senior advocate Rajiv Nayar, planted saplings and praised the campaign for linking environmental awareness with social responsibility.
Additionally, Chahal announced that NDMC had prepared a year-long ‘Green Calendar’ under which plantation drives would be organised every Sunday by government departments, including horticulture, sanitation, roads, drainage and electricity, to ensure proper maintenance of saplings and expansion of urban green cover.
Becoming ‘Anupam’
An “Anupam Colony” is a sustainability certification given by the New Delhi Municipal Council to residential colonies that have adopted advanced decentralised waste management practices. The key features of such a colony are:
- 100% waste segregation at source
- On-site composting of wet and horticultural waste
- Recycling and decentralised solid waste management
- Mechanised, dust-free cleaning systems
- Minimal or zero waste sent to landfills
- Active participation of RWAs and residents
