Overview
- Lt. Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu visited Navjeevan Vihar on Tuesday to inspect its Reduce‑Reuse‑Recycle centre, aerobic composting units, source segregation and rainwater harvesting.
- He directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to encourage Resident Welfare Associations to adopt the colony’s decentralised model and to systematically pursue CSR and dedicated funding for infrastructure such as Aerobins and RRR centres.
- Navjeevan Vihar has sustained the zero‑waste approach for nearly eight years and officials say it has kept more than 10 lakh kilograms of garbage out of Delhi’s landfills by composting biodegradable waste locally and routing recyclables for reuse.
- The LG warned that government action alone will not suffice and said successful replication depends on MCD follow‑through, steady funding and long‑term resident participation, with priority support for unauthorised and low‑income localities.
- Scaling the model could reduce the flow of waste to Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla landfills, but the LG’s instruction is an administrative push rather than a citywide rollout and no implementation timeline has been announced.