Consider setting up more sites to dump construction waste, NGT tells Chief Secretary
4 years, 9 months ago

Consider setting up more sites to dump construction waste, NGT tells Chief Secretary

The Hindu  

‘Set up more sites to dump demolition waste’ While observing that dumping of construction and demolition waste at the Bhalswa landfill site could not be allowed as it had crossed its capacity, the National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi Chief Secretary to coordinate with agencies concerned and consider setting up additional sites so that the waste is not dumped at the landfill site. Capacity for processing of waste needs to be adequately enhanced within a specified timeline.” Operational efficiency Further, the Bench added, “It is not desirable to allow dumping of C&D waste at Bhalswa landfill site which has already crossed its capacity. To remedy the undesirable situation, the Chief Secretary, Delhi may coordinate with all authorities concerned in Delhi so as to ensure improvement of operational efficiency of the current site as well as setting up of additional sites.” The green panel also directed government authorities to convene a meeting and furnish an action-taken report by September 28. Coercive measures The Bench in its order added, “Needless to say that if there is no adequate compliance of law, the tribunal may have to be left with no other option except to take coercive measures, including recovery of compensation from the Delhi government for its failure to uphold the rule of law resulting in continued damage to the environment and public health.”

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Delhi govt’s 12-month timeline to flatten Bhalswa landfill faces obstacles
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Delhi govt’s 12-month timeline to flatten Bhalswa landfill faces obstacles

Hindustan Times  

Environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa’s 12-month timeline for flattening the Bhalswa landfill faces multiple challenges, as the project started five years ago has encountered multiple deadline revisions and delays. Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials overseeing the project said that three landfill sites—Okhla, Bhalswa and Ghazipur—cumulatively held 24 million tonnes of legacy waste in 2019 and that progress of biomining the …

At plantation drive, Delhi govt sets ’26 target to flatten Bhalswa mound
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

At plantation drive, Delhi govt sets ’26 target to flatten Bhalswa mound

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi LG VK Saxena and CM Rekha Gupta at the plantation drive. Lieutenant governor VK Saxena and chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday kicked off the process of transforming a five-acre area of reclaimed land at the Bhalswa dump yard into a bamboo park, which is proposed through the plantation of over 54,000 saplings over the next month. Speaking …

Delhi govt. will clear Bhalswa landfill by March 2026: Sirsa
3 weeks ago

Delhi govt. will clear Bhalswa landfill by March 2026: Sirsa

The Hindu  

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday said that the Bhalswa landfill in north-west Delhi will be cleared by March 2026. Mr. Sirsa said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had emphasised the importance of keeping Delhi clean by stopping waste accumulation at landfill sites and ensuring efficient waste recycling. Plantation drive Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Mr. Saxena launched …

Delhi LG, CM kick off plantation drive at Bhalswa landfill site
3 weeks ago

Delhi LG, CM kick off plantation drive at Bhalswa landfill site

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a bamboo plantation drive at the Bhalswa landfill site here on Tuesday and assured people that the area would soon be turned green. Delhi LG, CM kick off plantation drive at Bhalswa landfill site Saxena efforts to reclaim landfill sites began two years ago and with …

Delhi's Bhalswa landfill cleanup underway with aim to become green zone in 1 year
3 weeks ago

Delhi's Bhalswa landfill cleanup underway with aim to become green zone in 1 year

India Today  

Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill is undergoing a significant environmental makeover, with efforts in full swing to convert the 70-acre site into a green zone. Once a towering 62-meter-high garbage dump, the landfill is now witnessing a rapid cleanup, with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi reclaiming five acres for plantation. The green initiative, spearheaded by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Lieutenant Governor …

NGT directs Chennai Corporation to submit waste management plan after closure of composing centres
3 weeks, 1 day ago

NGT directs Chennai Corporation to submit waste management plan after closure of composing centres

The Hindu  

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Greater Chennai Corporation to submit a report on alternative waste management solutions. The bench, consisting of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Satyagopal Korlapati, on Monday, took suo motu notice of a news report and raised concerns about the GCC’s plans for waste management. Justice Sathyanarayana asked the GCC’s …

Chennai Corporation to outsource management of construction and debris waste
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Chennai Corporation to outsource management of construction and debris waste

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation will go back to outsourcing the management of construction and debris waste. The move follows the GCC resolving payment and technical issues, which have been going for three years, with a private firm previously involved in the management of C&D waste. It may be noted that in January 2025, a total of 19,046.03 tonnes of C&D …

Garbage Dumping Yards To Be Eliminated by Oct. 2026: Pattabhiram
1 month, 1 week ago

Garbage Dumping Yards To Be Eliminated by Oct. 2026: Pattabhiram

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Swachh Andhra Corporation chairman K. Pattabhiram declared that as per the mission spearheaded by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, AP will have a fully clean and green environment by October 2026, when the need for dumping yards will end. “The Swachh Andhra strategy involves collaboration of all 90 government departments, with designated nodal officers appointed at both the state …

Supreme Court Directs Delhi Government Authorities To Strictly Enforce Duties Of Waste Generators, Initiate Penal Action For Violations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Directs Delhi Government Authorities To Strictly Enforce Duties Of Waste Generators, Initiate Penal Action For Violations

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi Government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to strictly enforce Rule 4 of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, which outlines the duties of waste generators. “We direct State Government and MCD and all concern entities to initiate proceedings under Section 15 of the 1986 Act against those who are either committing breach …

Congress claims waste from Bhalswa fell, trapped children; MCD denies
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congress claims waste from Bhalswa fell, trapped children; MCD denies

Hindustan Times  

Municipal waste from a portion of the Bhalswa landfill site fell on the nearby slum unit in Sharadhanand Colony in the outer north Delhi on Sunday, Delhi congress alleged adding that two children were trapped in waste. Municipal corporation has said that “section of landfill site has not collapsed” however some fresh waste during leveling slipped adding that no one …

Delhi poll: Landfill continues to haunt Ghazipur residents amid struggle for basic amenities
2 months ago

Delhi poll: Landfill continues to haunt Ghazipur residents amid struggle for basic amenities

The Hindu  

Unfortunately, living near a landfill site has been normalised, said Ashok, a Ghazipur resident in despair. Ghazipur, a village on the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, has become infamous for Delhi’s highest landfill site or garbage mountain, just a few metres short of Qutab Minar. Blame game During the 2022 Municipal Corporation of Delhi poll, Aam Aadmi Party’s senior leader and Delhi …

Check near you | List of 14 sites where construction and demolition waste can be dumped free of cost from Chennai Corporation to control open debris dumping menace
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Check near you | List of 14 sites where construction and demolition waste can be dumped free of cost from Chennai Corporation to control open debris dumping menace

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation has designated 14 locations for the disposal of construction and demolition debris. In a press release, Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran urged private lorry owners, individuals, and companies involved in debris collection to comply with the Corporation’s regulations. The designated spots include Buckingham Canal Road in Thiruvottiyur Zone, Kamarajar Road in Manali Zone, Avadhanam Papaiya Road for Royapuram …

Delhi to soon get new environmental damage compensation penalty for e-waste violations: DPCC to NGT
7 months, 1 week ago

Delhi to soon get new environmental damage compensation penalty for e-waste violations: DPCC to NGT

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi An e-waste facility at Seelampur. Delhi is set to get a new environmental damage compensation policy for e-waste management, according to a submission made by the Delhi Pollution Control Board to the National Green Tribunal, which stated that the policy was being formulated and will soon be notified. At present, DPCC said Delhi has 942 producers of e-waste, …

DPCC looks to register more hazardous waste treatment facilities in NCR
8 months ago

DPCC looks to register more hazardous waste treatment facilities in NCR

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Pollution Control Committee on Sunday said it will now allow treatment, storage, and disposal facilities in the National Capital Region that deal with hazardous waste to register with the pollution body to gather Delhi’s waste. Delhi’s sole TSDF at Bawana became functional in 2022, and the 14-acre facility has the capacity to treat 60,000 tonnes of hazardous waste …

MCD calls bids for Phase-2 of biomining at Delhi’s three landfills
8 months, 1 week ago

MCD calls bids for Phase-2 of biomining at Delhi’s three landfills

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Biomining through trommel machines underway at the Ghazipur landfill site. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has initiated the process for launching the second phase of biomining legacy waste at landfill sites in Bhalswa, Ghazipur and Okhla, officials aware of the matter said, citing the end of contract periods for the current operators. According to officials, three million tonnes …

Will GCC’s designated dumping sites address the problem of C&D waste?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Will GCC’s designated dumping sites address the problem of C&D waste?

The Hindu  

Greater Chennai Corporation has earmarked designated spots for dumping construction and demolition waste in every zone. “Currently, the standard operating procedure given to us talks about clearing waste from areas where it is not supposed to be found as this results in pollution and environmental degradation,” says a GCC engineer. There is also a toll free number that residents can …

Process to flatten Delhi’s landfills slowest at Ghazipur, fresh dumping goes on
11 months ago

Process to flatten Delhi’s landfills slowest at Ghazipur, fresh dumping goes on

Hindustan Times  

An ongoing process to flatten Delhi’s three landfills is progressing slowest at Ghazipur, according to a progress report submitted by MCD to the Delhi Pollution Control Committee in February this year. The report said that of the 28 million tonnes of legacy waste at Delhi’s three landfill sites — Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla —11.9 million tonnes was cleared since July …

Biomining at landfills in Ghazipur, Bhalswa set to miss latest deadline
1 year ago

Biomining at landfills in Ghazipur, Bhalswa set to miss latest deadline

Hindustan Times  

The ongoing biomining project at two of the Capital’s three landfill sites — Ghazipur and Bhalswa — are likely to miss the latest deadline of 2024 to clear the sites, Municipal Corporation of Delhi officials aware of the matter said on Sunday. The civic body admitted that the three landfill sites still have 17.2 million tonnes of legacy waste, due …

Delhi LG, CM Kejriwal launch capital’s first engineered landfill site
1 year ago

Delhi LG, CM Kejriwal launch capital’s first engineered landfill site

Hindustan Times  

Lieutenant governor VK Saxena and chief minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated the first engineered landfill site of the city in Tehkhand, which is located next to the Okhla dumpsite. Read here: LG, Kejriwal to open Delhi’s first engineered landfill site LG said that the site has been developed under the central government’s Swachh Bharat Mission 1.0 at the cost of ₹42.3 …

LG, CM launch Delhi’s first engineered landfill site
1 year ago

LG, CM launch Delhi’s first engineered landfill site

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Delhi has operationalised its fourth landfill site on Tuesday with the inauguration of the Tehkhand engineered landfill site in south-east Delhi even as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s biomining project to clear the three existing dumpsites has witnessed delays, officials aware of the matter said. Delhi LG Vinai Kumar Saxena and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the …

LG, Kejriwal to open Delhi’s first engineered landfill site
1 year ago

LG, Kejriwal to open Delhi’s first engineered landfill site

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s first engineered landfill site will be made operational on Tuesday with the Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and lieutenant governor VK Saxena opening the facility, a spokesperson for the Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi’s office said on Monday. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and lieutenant governor VK Saxena will be inaugurating Delhi’s first engineered landfill site this week. Unlike the …

NGT seeks report from TNPCB on compliance of bulk waste generators with waste disposal in State
1 year, 1 month ago

NGT seeks report from TNPCB on compliance of bulk waste generators with waste disposal in State

The Hindu  

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has sought a report from the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on bulk waste generators and regulation mechanisms for such entities. Taking suo motu cognisance of bulk waste disposal issues in the State, based on an article published in The Hindu on February 4, 2024, the NGT directed the TNPCB to file …

‘Some agencies mixing concrete waste with garbage, dumping at landfills’: Delhi Mayor
1 year, 1 month ago

‘Some agencies mixing concrete waste with garbage, dumping at landfills’: Delhi Mayor

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Mayor Shelly Oberoi on Tuesday alleged that some concessionaires involved in trash collection are “mixing construction and demolition waste” with garbage and dumping it at landfill sites, warning them of “tough action”. “It has come to my notice that concessionaires are mixing C&D waste with MSW to increase its weight and dumping it at landfill sites,” the …

Soil from landfills to build highways
1 year, 2 months ago

Soil from landfills to build highways

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government will soon come out with policy guidelines mandating the use of urban solid waste in all highway projects across the country. The plan aims to reduce the use of soil from agricultural land for building embankments for highways, as well as provide a viable outlet for millions of tonnes of solid waste from landfills. According to …

Pace of work at Ghazipur landfill significantly slow, says Kejriwal
1 year, 5 months ago

Pace of work at Ghazipur landfill significantly slow, says Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the Ghazipur landfill on Friday and expressed displeasure at the progress in clearing the garbage mound. The Chief Minister said only 5.25 lakh tonnes of waste had been cleared from the site, against the target of 15 lakh tonnes announced by the Aam Aadmi Party after it came to power in the Municipal Corporation of …

Delhi government on track to clear garbage mountains: Kejriwal
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi government on track to clear garbage mountains: Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said that his government is on track to free the city of “garbage mountains” at its three landfill sites, a statement contested by the Bharatiya Janata Party, which claimed tardy pace of work at the Ghazipur landfill. Today, I visited the Bhalswa landfill site and I am happy to report that the work …

45 lakh tonne of waste at Bhalswa landfill expected to be reduced by May 2024: CM Kejriwal
1 year, 5 months ago

45 lakh tonne of waste at Bhalswa landfill expected to be reduced by May 2024: CM Kejriwal

India TV News  

45 lakh tonne of waste at Bhalswa landfill expected to be reduced by May 2024: CM Kejriwal Delhi: Kejriwal said Bhalswa landfill site has about 60-65 lakh tonnes of municipal waste spread over 72 acres, and besides legacy waste, 2,000 tonnes of fresh waste is getting added daily to the massive dump. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the Bhalswa …

Clear waste dumpsite from Mithi’s bank within two weeks: NGT to BMC
1 year, 8 months ago

Clear waste dumpsite from Mithi’s bank within two weeks: NGT to BMC

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to clear within two weeks a construction waste dumpsite which has emerged on the bank of the Mithi River, in Aarey colony. HT Image The dumpsite, near Tapeshwar Mandir, adjacent to the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road, comprises around four lakh metric tonnes of waste towering at a height of 25 …

L-G reviews progress of clearing city’s garbage mounds
1 year, 11 months ago

L-G reviews progress of clearing city’s garbage mounds

The Hindu  

Saxena Delhi’s inspected the three landfill sites — Ghazipur, Okhla and Bhalswa — and reviewed the progress of clearing legacy waste, L-G House officials said on Thursday. The L-G noted that the rate of disposal has increased to 8 lakh metric tonnes per month, the officials added. The L-G has directed the officials concerned to achieve the target of close …

MCD draws up plan to utilise cleared landfill sites
1 year, 11 months ago

MCD draws up plan to utilise cleared landfill sites

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has begun planning for the utilisation of 202 acres of land spread across the Capital’s three landfill sites, that it has committed to clear by December 2024, officials aware of the matter said on Wednesday. MCD aims to use the three sites at Okhla, Bhalswa and Ghazipur, when cleared, to set up five waste processing …

Kejriwal directs MCD to expedite work on clearing Delhi’s landfills
1 year, 11 months ago

Kejriwal directs MCD to expedite work on clearing Delhi’s landfills

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday directed municipal officials to expedite work on clearing the three landfills in the city, formulate a landfill management plan within next 15 days and construct a new construction-demolition waste processing plant on an “emergency basis”, a government spokesperson said. The chief minister held a review meeting on Thursday with Municipal Corporation of Delhi …

'Neat and clean Delhi': Infra push, removal of landfill garbage to steal focus in budget
2 years ago

'Neat and clean Delhi': Infra push, removal of landfill garbage to steal focus in budget

India Today  

The annual budget of the Aam Aadmi Party government led by CM Arvind Kejriwal will focus on the cleaning of the Yamuna River and removing three mountains of garbage from landfill sites in the city. With a focus on rejuvenating the heavily polluted Yamuna, the government will increase the quantity of sewage being treated in Delhi to 890 mgd next …

Our target is to clear all three landfill sites in Delhi by December 2024: CM Kejriwal
2 years ago

Our target is to clear all three landfill sites in Delhi by December 2024: CM Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on March 3 visited the Okhla landfill site and said the target is to clear the city of all three mountains of garbage by December 2024. Asked when will Delhi become free of these landfill sites, he said, "One will be cleared by May, and another one six months later." On the Okhla landfill site, …

MCD’s 6-member core committee to inspect garbage hills soon: Delhi Mayor
2 years, 1 month ago

MCD’s 6-member core committee to inspect garbage hills soon: Delhi Mayor

Live Mint  

Newly elected Aam Aadmi Party-led Municipal Corporation of Delhi's Mayor Shelly Oberoi on 22 February said that she will carry out inspection of landfill sites in the next three months. Apart from this, Oberoi said that the new MCD will work on 10 guarantees given by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and the 6-member core committee will soon inspect the garbage …

A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge
2 years, 3 months ago

A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — At the Bhalswa landfill in northwest Delhi, a steady flow of jeeps zigzag up the trash heap to dump more garbage on a pile now over 62 meters high. They assured us that things will get better in two years but here we are, with no relief.” The dump site exhausted its capacity in 2002, according …

Delhi turned into dumping yard during BJP's tenure in MCD: AAP leader Atishi
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi turned into dumping yard during BJP's tenure in MCD: AAP leader Atishi

Hindustan Times  

The national capital has turned into a "dumping yard" in the last 15 years of BJP's tenure in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, AAP leader Atishi said on Tuesday as her party started the 'Kude Par Jansamvad' campaign ahead of the civic body polls. The "garbage mountains" in the city have become symbols of shame and they collapse frequently and …

Delhi civic body refutes claims regarding slow disposal of garbage at landfill sites
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi civic body refutes claims regarding slow disposal of garbage at landfill sites

India Today  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi refuted allegations made against it regarding slow disposal of garbage at landfill sites. The civic body said it has cleared 58 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste from all three landfill sites in 2.5 years and not in 15 years as claimed. "The Corporation would like to underline that it has set a target of …

Waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur landfill shut for over 6 months: NGT panel
2 years, 7 months ago

Waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur landfill shut for over 6 months: NGT panel

Hindustan Times  

The only waste-to-energy plant at the Ghazipur landfill site has been shut for more than seven months, said a panel put together by the National Green Tribunal, ordering an enquiry against the concessionaire of the facility and asking civic bodies to consider temporarily diverting garbage from east Delhi and dumping it in the Okhla landfill. Ghazipur landfill The committee has …

Delhi LG conducts surprise inspection of Ghazipur landfill site
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi LG conducts surprise inspection of Ghazipur landfill site

India TV News  

Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena on Saturday conducted a surprise inspection of the Ghazipur landfill site and sought ideas from people to help authorities raze the "unseemly mountains of garbage" in the national capital. Describing the landfill sites in Delhi as "grave health hazards" and a "national shame", Saxena on July 1 reached out to the people and sought …

Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill in flames again; blaze doused after 9-hour effort
2 years, 9 months ago

Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill in flames again; blaze doused after 9-hour effort

Hindustan Times  

Thick clouds of smoke engulfed areas around the Bhalswa landfill in north Delhi on Friday after a massive fire broke out at the garbage dump and firefighting operations continued late into the night. A Delhi Fire Service official said while the section of landfill under flames was not large in comparison to earlier fires, the amount of smoke emanating from …

3 landfills have cost Delhi ₹450 cr in environmental damages: Study
2 years, 10 months ago

3 landfills have cost Delhi ₹450 cr in environmental damages: Study

Hindustan Times  

Delhi’s three landfill sites – Bhalswa, Okhla and Ghazipur -- have cost more than ₹450 crores in environmental degradation to the national capital so far and with no noticeable progress being made to reduce the millions of tonnes of waste at these dumping sites, according to a study by a team of experts that was submitted to the National Green …

36 hours on, firefighting at Delhi's Bhalswa landfill site continues
2 years, 10 months ago

36 hours on, firefighting at Delhi's Bhalswa landfill site continues

India TV News  

Highlights Smoke was first reported around 5:00 pm on Tuesday, that later spread into a massive fire Locals living near the Bhalswa landfill in Delhi have also been reporting breathing problems The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained The massive blaze that erupted at Delhi's Bhalswa landfill site on Tuesday, continues to ignite. Following the incident, locals …

'Unable to Breathe': Locals Choke as Massive Fire at Delhi's Bhalswa Landfill Site Continues
2 years, 10 months ago

'Unable to Breathe': Locals Choke as Massive Fire at Delhi's Bhalswa Landfill Site Continues

News 18  

Hours after a massive fire broke out at the Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi on Tuesday, residents of the area have complained of lack of visibility and choking. Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday asked the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to submit a report on the Bhalswa landfill fire within 24 hours. The Aam Aadmi Party lashed out at …

Ghazipur Landfill Fire: NGT Says Dump Sites In Cities Are Like 'Time Bombs', Constitutes Joint Committee Headed By Former Delhi High Court Judge
2 years, 11 months ago

Ghazipur Landfill Fire: NGT Says Dump Sites In Cities Are Like 'Time Bombs', Constitutes Joint Committee Headed By Former Delhi High Court Judge

Live Law  

Noting that the dump sites in Delhi and other cities are like time bombs, the National Green Tribunal has taken serious note of the recent fire incidents at Ghazipur Landfill site causing severe air pollution in the area.A bench headed by Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel also constituted a Joint Committee headed by Justice S.P. Noting that the dump sites in …

Better waste management can reduce air pollution load during Delhi’s winter
3 years, 3 months ago

Better waste management can reduce air pollution load during Delhi’s winter

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : Empowered communities, strict enforcement and more efficient municipal waste collection. Experts say that these are among measures that can lead to an improvement of Delhi’s problematic air quality by curbing the open burning of municipal solid waste across the city. East Delhi Municipal Corporation mayor Shyam Sunder Aggarwal said that one team each for “day and night …

East Delhi corporation reduces construction waste dumping sites
3 years, 5 months ago

East Delhi corporation reduces construction waste dumping sites

Hindustan Times  

Trying a new approach to tackle illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation has decided to reduce the number of designated notified spots where the debris can be dumped. The idea behind the new order is to push the bulk generators of construction waste to directly deposit the C&D waste in the Shastri Park processing …

Garbage Mountains in Delhi's Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla to Be Removed in 3 Years
3 years, 5 months ago

Garbage Mountains in Delhi's Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla to Be Removed in 3 Years

News 18  

The mountains of garbage in Delhi’s Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla will be removed in the next three years. The North Municipal Corporation of Delhi has prepared a plan to eliminate these mountains at landfill sites by June 2022, South MCD by December 2023 and East MCD by December 2024. The problem of these garbage mountains in the national capital was …

PM Modi says ‘garbage mountains’ need to be wiped out
3 years, 5 months ago

PM Modi says ‘garbage mountains’ need to be wiped out

Hindustan Times  

While launching the second phase of government’s flagship programme, Swachh Bharat Mission, on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid emphasis on wiping out the “mountains of garbage” from India’s cities by processing all legacy waste. Dubbed the tallest waste mountain in the country — in 2019, before bio-mining began in Ghazipur, the mounds were as high as 65 metres, just …

CPCB Writes to Delhi Govt for Urgent Action on Major Polluting Sources, Lists Out Pending Tasks
4 years, 5 months ago

CPCB Writes to Delhi Govt for Urgent Action on Major Polluting Sources, Lists Out Pending Tasks

News 18  

Expressing concern over the menace of air pollution in Delhi during winters, the central pollution watchdog has asked the Arvind Kejriwal government to take immediate action on major pollution sources like construction and demolition activities and open garbage dumping. Listing out a series of tasks to be accomplished across Delhi, the Central Pollution Control Board asked in a letter to …

Don’t permit industries till facilities for waste disposal are in place: NGT
4 years, 8 months ago

Don’t permit industries till facilities for waste disposal are in place: NGT

The Hindu  

Observing that there was an “alarming situation” due to the unscientific disposal of hazardous waste, the NGT has directed the Central Pollution Control Board to not permit any new industry having the potential to generate hazardous waste till facilities for disposal are ensured. The green panel also directed CPCB to take five contaminated sites for quick remediation. A Bench headed …

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