MCD proposes IIT Delhi audit of waste collection and processing across Delhi

Delhi generates about 11,328 tonnes of municipal solid waste each day, and MCD wants IIT Delhi to help trace where it comes from, how it moves and where the system breaks down.

The civic body has proposed a partnership worth about ₹2 crore with IIT Delhi’s Centre for Rural Development and Technology. If cleared, the institute would undertake a six-month audit covering GIS-based mapping of waste generation, ward-level micro-plans and routes used to collect and transport refuse.

The proposed digital monitoring framework would also cover compliance by bulk waste generators and bring informal recyclers into the wider waste-management system. MCD’s stated aim is compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026.

MCD-area waste accounts for about 11,000 tonnes of Delhi’s daily total; NDMC areas generate 256 tonnes and the cantonment board 72 tonnes. Much of the unprocessed waste continues to reach the city’s already burdened landfill sites.

The proposal follows MCD’s push to improve ward-level sanitation, including its plan to reward the city’s cleanest municipal ward. The standing committee will take up the IIT Delhi proposal on September 1.