Sirsa visits Norway’s Revac e-waste facility ahead of India’s first eco park
Taking a major step toward making Delhi a national frontrunner in sustainable industrial growth, Delhi’s Environment, Forest & Wildlife and Industries Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa visited the globally acclaimed Revac e-waste processing facility in revetal, Norway. The visit marks a significant milestone in the Delhi Government’s plan to build India’s first E-Waste Eco Park at Holambi Kalan, setting the stage for a cleaner, more circular urban economy.
With a planned investment of Rs 150 crore, the proposed eco park will process over 51,000 metric tonnes of e-waste annually — a crucial intervention in formalising Delhi’s largely unregulated e-waste sector. Revac, one of Europe’s most advanced e-waste facilities, has been chosen as the global reference model due to its scale, operational efficiency, and environmental compliance — as well as its geographic and climatic similarity to Holambi Kalan. Spread across 110,000 sq m, the facility handles nearly 1,10,000 MT of e-waste each year. It specialises in material recovery, safe dismantling and zero-pollution operations. Significantly, Revac also exports recycled raw materials to Indian manufacturers, highlighting a functioning circular economy between Europe and India.
During his visit, Sirsa conducted a technical assessment of the plant — inspecting processes ranging from segregation and dismantling to advanced material extraction and eco-safe disposal. He engaged with Revac’s senior engineers to explore replicable practices for Delhi and discussed policy, compliance and community participation strategies. “As both the Environment Minister and the Industries Minister of Delhi, I will not allow either to suffer because of the other. Our goal is integrated progress — where clean industry fuels economic growth and safeguards the environment,” said Sirsa, addressing mediapersons after the visit.
The government’s proposed e-waste eco park, to be developed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model and implemented by the Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (DSIIDC), is envisioned as a first-of-its-kind facility in India. It will be equipped to manage all 106 categories of e-waste as defined under the E-Waste Management Rules, 2022. Expected to generate over Rs 350 crore in revenue and create thousands of green jobs, the project aims to formalise the hazardous informal sector that currently handles much of Delhi’s e-waste. Delhi, which contributes nearly 9.5 per cent to India’s total e-waste — the third highest in the world — faces a mounting environmental challenge. The Holambi Kalan initiative is part of the capital’s broader strategy under Viksit Bharat@2047, aligning ecological sustainability with economic opportunity.
“This is not just about waste, it is about the vision of a Delhi that is clean, circular, competitive and future-ready,” he said.
Delhi