“Garbage Mounds A Legacy Of 6 Decades. Clean Up Herculean Task. Steps Being Taken”, Delhi LG Tells SC [Read Affidavit]
6 years, 8 months ago

“Garbage Mounds A Legacy Of 6 Decades. Clean Up Herculean Task. Steps Being Taken”, Delhi LG Tells SC [Read Affidavit]

Live Law  

Days after serious charges leveled by a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that he claimed to be a “superman” but did nothing to address the worsening garbage disposal problem in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has told the Supreme Court that it was difficult to find a solution overnight as the overflowing landfill sites was a “legacy problem of six decades”.The problem of. Days after serious charges leveled by a bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur that he claimed to be a “superman” but did nothing to address the worsening garbage disposal problem in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has told the Supreme Court that it was difficult to find a solution overnight as the overflowing landfill sites was a “legacy problem of six decades”. He directed all three Corporations to augment capacities of Waste-to-Energy plants for scientific disposal of current waste to reduce waste disposal at landfill sites and simultaneously take measures to tackle the problem of legacy mounds in a comprehensive, safe and scientific manner”. BACKGROUND On July 13 SC bench of justices, Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta slammed the LG for doing precious little to deal with Delhi’s worsening garbage disposal crisis and not taking any solid steps to address the issue of overflowing landfill sites and inability to find alternative sites.

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Delhi govt’s 12-month timeline to flatten Bhalswa landfill faces obstacles
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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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 …

Chennai Corporation to outsource management of construction and debris waste
1 month 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 …

Sanitation woes take centre stage as Gururgam preps for civic polls
1 month ago

Sanitation woes take centre stage as Gururgam preps for civic polls

Hindustan Times  

As Gurugram gears up for the municipal elections, slated for March 2, sanitation and illegal waste dumping have emerged as key voter concerns, with residents across the district expressing frustration over deteriorating hygiene and the failure of civic authorities to address the issue. Despite repeated complaints and grievances, irregular waste collection and unchecked garbage dumping persist in several areas, leading …

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 …

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 …

‘Blatant in national capital’: Supreme Court raps MCD over 3,000 tonne tonne untreated solid waste daily
2 months, 1 week ago

‘Blatant in national capital’: Supreme Court raps MCD over 3,000 tonne tonne untreated solid waste daily

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday questioned both the Centre’s ominous silence and the “tall promise” of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to rid the capital city of mounds of untreated legacy solid waste by December 2028. A Bench headed by Justice A.S. Oka asked the MCD a “simple question” deserving a “straight-forward answer”, “where do you dump the 3000 metric …

Supreme Court Slams Centre, MCD Over Lack Of Efforts To Manage Untreated Solid Waste In Delhi, Warns Stoppage Of New Constructions
2 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Slams Centre, MCD Over Lack Of Efforts To Manage Untreated Solid Waste In Delhi, Warns Stoppage Of New Constructions

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today slammed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi over an affidavit filed by it stating that untreated solid waste in the national capital would be dealt with by December 2027. Emphasizing on the role of Union of India in the matter, the court also said that the Union can't shut its eyes to the rising solid waste management …

Chennai Corporation plans to make one ward bin-free
2 months, 1 week ago

Chennai Corporation plans to make one ward bin-free

The Hindu  

Following complaints from the public about damaged and overflowing dustbins across the city, the Greater Chennai Corporation is drawing up a plan to make one ward bin-less. With the civic body having floated tenders to obtain over 1,000 new bins and repair broken ones across the city recently, the vision to make the entire city bin-less — through 100% segregation …

All efforts go waste as debris dumping continues on Perungudi-Velachery road
2 months, 3 weeks ago

All efforts go waste as debris dumping continues on Perungudi-Velachery road

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation’s initiatives to tackle illegal dumping of waste seem to be an exercise in futility as construction and demolition waste continue to be dumped on Perungudi-Velachery MRTS Station Road. It may be noted that the GCC has deployed vehicles to monitor the area, increased fine for illegal dumping and designated free debris disposal locations in every …

Protests against Union Carbide waste disposal rock MP's Pithampur; two attempt self-immolation
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Protests against Union Carbide waste disposal rock MP's Pithampur; two attempt self-immolation

New Indian Express  

The Pithampur town which houses around 1.75 lakh population, most of them migrant labourers for long, saw the whole-hearted participation of a large population, including local politicians and caste and community groups, like the Brahmin, Kshatriya and migrants from Purvanchal. “A group of protestors also tried to move towards the TSDF where the incineration is planned, but the police had …

Gurugram: Waste processing halts at Bandhwari landfill amid admin delays
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gurugram: Waste processing halts at Bandhwari landfill amid admin delays

Hindustan Times  

Operations at the Bandhwari landfill, which handles solid waste from Gurugram and Faridabad, have been suspended for over a month due to delays in finalising new contracts, officials said. The Bandhwari landfill, which processes around 2,000 metric tonnes of waste daily and has accumulated 2.5 million metric tonnes of legacy waste, has created a 30-metre-high mound, locals alleged. “Delays in …

‘This is shameful’: SC criticises 3,000 tonne shortfall in treatment of Delhi’s solid waste
3 months ago

‘This is shameful’: SC criticises 3,000 tonne shortfall in treatment of Delhi’s solid waste

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday described as “shameful” and “shocking” the fact that nearly 3,000 tonnes of waste generated daily in the national capital remains untreated, criticising the Delhi government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi for their laxity in the matter. The court order stated: “This is a shocking state of affairs that in the municipal areas of the …

Legacy waste at Chandigarh’s Dadumajra landfill will be cleared by December-end, says Centre
3 months, 1 week ago

Legacy waste at Chandigarh’s Dadumajra landfill will be cleared by December-end, says Centre

Hindustan Times  

The work of bioremediation of entire legacy waste, which is dumped at the Dadumajra landfill, is scheduled for completion by December this year. Meanwhile, a third mountain, holding a massive 1.25 lakh MT of waste, has emerged at the landfill as a result of unabated dumping of unsegregated and unprocessed daily waste. In response to the questions, the ministry said, …

No end to Chandigarh’s trash trouble as third mountain rises at Dadumajra dump
3 months, 1 week ago

No end to Chandigarh’s trash trouble as third mountain rises at Dadumajra dump

Hindustan Times  

The city’s garbage crisis shows no sign of abating, as a third mountain of waste, holding a massive 1.25 lakh metric tonnes of waste, has emerged at the Dadumajra landfill. Already struggling to clear the existing legacy waste at the Dadumajra landfill, Chandigarh MC will take at least 43 more months to clear the fresh heap of 1.25 lakh MT. …

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 …

Will city recover from open dumping? | Solid Waste Management pitfalls: Garbage woes persist despite Chennai Corporation’s cleaning drives
7 months, 1 week ago

Will city recover from open dumping? | Solid Waste Management pitfalls: Garbage woes persist despite Chennai Corporation’s cleaning drives

The Hindu  

Despite efforts by the Greater Chennai Corporation to address garbage collection issues through mass cleaning drives, residents in several parts of the city continue to face challenges. Sandhya Vedullapalli, resident of M Block in Anna Nagar and Vice President of Federation of Anna Nagar Residents Associations, said, “Generally, the ward’s supervisor or the Conservancy Inspector respond to our complaints. Complaints …

MCG’s plan to dump waste in Baliawas green belt draws flak
8 months ago

MCG’s plan to dump waste in Baliawas green belt draws flak

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: Scores of locals living in and around Baliawas village on the Gurugram-Faridabad Road are opposing the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram’s plan to dump construction and demolition in an area in the village’s green belt. Locals have alleged that the spot selected by the civic body is a crucial water conservation zone on the Aravalli ridge and added that they …

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 …

L-G orders agencies to urgently clear clogged drains, remove encroachment
8 months, 2 weeks ago

L-G orders agencies to urgently clear clogged drains, remove encroachment

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: L-G V K Saxena on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority and directed agencies to urgently carry out desilting of drains and removal of encroachment along the drains, Raj Niwas officials said. The L-G directed the Irrigation & Flood Control department, PWD, MCD, and NDMC to carry out extensive desilting of the drains, that …

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 …

Dumping of debris at Sanjay Gandhi National Park border goes unchecked
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Dumping of debris at Sanjay Gandhi National Park border goes unchecked

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Concerned about the dumping of debris on a massive scale at the border of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park at Hanuman Tekdi, Kajupada in Dahisar, the Borivali Residents Association complained to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation last week. Civic officials claimed the dumping was stopped immediately after they received the complaint, but residents claimed it was continuing unabated, transforming the …

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 …

Vehicle fleet for green garbage, C&D waste collection lying unused in Bhubaneswar
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Vehicle fleet for green garbage, C&D waste collection lying unused in Bhubaneswar

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: In yet another setback to Capital’s waste management efforts, heavy vehicles procured for lifting green garbage and construction and demolition waste from different parts of the city are lying unused owing to multiple reasons including lack of ancillary machines and scarcity of skilled drivers. The civic body, a few months back, had purchased 12 heavy vehicles, four large trucks …

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 …

‘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 …

Open dumping in waterbodies, canals would attract fine: Corporation Commissioner
1 year, 3 months ago

Open dumping in waterbodies, canals would attract fine: Corporation Commissioner

The Hindu  

Open dumping of mixed waste into waterbodies, and micro and major canals would be monitored and violators would be fined by Greater Chennai Corporation. The civic body plans to also clear waste from vacant lands of private parties soon. Pointing out that discarded household waste, thermocol, and footwear washed down through the channels in the north region, Srinivsapuram and near …

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 …

Greater Chennai Corporation asks other departments to clear garbage and debris from their vacant lands
1 year, 5 months ago

Greater Chennai Corporation asks other departments to clear garbage and debris from their vacant lands

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation intends to write other departments, including the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewage Board, and Chennai Metro Rail, to address the issue of open dumping in their respective vacant lands. The move came after Corporation Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan recently inspected a vacant site at a housing board in Pattinapakkam in …

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 …

MCD unlikely to flatten Okhla landfill by year-end
1 year, 11 months ago

MCD unlikely to flatten Okhla landfill by year-end

The Hindu  

: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi is unlikely to clear the Okhla Sanitary Landfill by the end of this year, a senior civic official said. In March this year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that Okhla and Bhalswa SLFs will be cleared by December 2023 and March 2024, respectively. According to the data provided by the official, the Okhla and …

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 …

Accidental shift to decentralised waste management helps Thiruvananthapuram
1 year, 11 months ago

Accidental shift to decentralised waste management helps Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu  

At hindsight, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation authorities might now be thanking the people of Vilappilsala who organised a strong protest movement to close down the centralised waste treatment plant in their village. The protest, and the consequent closure of the plant, made the civic body rethink its waste management practices, which led to the slow but still incomplete shift towards decentralised …

'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, …

AAP will solve Delhi\'s garbage problem in 5 years if voted to MCD: Gopal Rai
2 years, 4 months ago

AAP will solve Delhi\'s garbage problem in 5 years if voted to MCD: Gopal Rai

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: AAP Delhi convener and minister Gopal Rai Friday asserted his party will solve the city's garbage management problem within five years, if voted to power in the MCD, saying the BJP failed in its 15-year-tenure in the civic body. The party released 'Kejriwal's 10 guarantees' for the December 4 MCD polls earlier this month with the promise to …

Garbage collection, disposal primary issue in Chandigarh: Report
2 years, 4 months ago

Garbage collection, disposal primary issue in Chandigarh: Report

Hindustan Times  

The primary challenge faced by the city is garbage collection and its disposal, as per a document released by UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit. The primary challenge faced by the city is garbage collection and its disposal, as per a document released by UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit The document, ‘Future Ready Chandigarh 2030 and Beyond’, which were finalised by the UT …

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 L-G asks civic dept to take action against those misleading about new garbage sites
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi L-G asks civic dept to take action against those misleading about new garbage sites

India Today  

Hours after the Aam Aadmi Party leaders protested against the Bharatiya Janata Party -ruled Municipal Corporation of Delhi for allegedly planning to develop 16 new landfill sites in the capital, the Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena instructed the civic body to take strict legal action against elements who mislead about new garbage dumping sites. "Contrary to false claims by some …

Delhi: LG launches indirect attack on Kejriwal, asks MCD to take action against 'elements misleading people'
2 years, 4 months ago

Delhi: LG launches indirect attack on Kejriwal, asks MCD to take action against 'elements misleading people'

India TV News  

In his statement today, Delhi LG VK Saxena has asked the civic body to take legal action against 'elements' misleading people. This comes amidst AAP's allegations that the Municipal Corporation of Delhi is planning new garbage dumping sites in the city while it is actually failing to clear 'mountains' of filth at existing three landfills. AAP supremo and Delhi Chief …

BMC twiddles its thumbs as lethal construction waste piles up in Mumbai
2 years, 5 months ago

BMC twiddles its thumbs as lethal construction waste piles up in Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

STRAP: Proposed waste recycling centre hasn’t taken off even after five years Thane, India - October 13, 2022: Construction debris dumped on Nashik bypass on the Eastern Express Highway near Majiwada, in Thane, Mumbai, India, on Thursday, October 13, 2022. Sumaira Abdulali, convenor of environmental NGO Awaaz Foundation, pointed out that despite the tremendous scale of construction work, Mumbai did …

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