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 to 12 lakh metric tonnes per month, according to Raj Bhawan officials. Besides, the cement and paper manufacturing units are picking up the same for use as fuel in their plants at the rate of about 10,000 metric tonnes every month,” the L-G House officials added.

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

MCD to fire Ghazipur landfill operator
3 months ago

MCD to fire Ghazipur landfill operator

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has decided to terminate the contract of the private operator responsible for clearing the Ghazipur landfill site, the city’s largest garbage dump, due to “non-performance” and “failure to meet deadlines”, senior officials aware of the matter said on Sunday. Bids have been reinvited for second phase for clearing 3 million tonne of waste which is …

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, 2 weeks 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. …

Ghaziabad: Pipeline Road solid-waste processing site faces saturation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Ghaziabad: Pipeline Road solid-waste processing site faces saturation

Hindustan Times  

Ghaziabad: A solid-waste processing site at Pipeline Road near Jagjiwanpur has almost reached its saturation for fresh solid waste dumping, with the stack nearing almost 30 metres. The previous waste-processing site at Morta, Ghaziabad, had about 96,000 metric tonnes of solid waste, and about 92,000 metric tonnes was remediated. The new site gets about 1,600-1,800 metric tonnes of daily solid …

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 …

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 …

Three more private agencies hired by MCG to remove waste from Bandhwari
1 year, 4 months ago

Three more private agencies hired by MCG to remove waste from Bandhwari

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has hired three more private agencies to process waste from the Bandhwari landfill and they are to set up processing units at the landfill within a month, said civic officials on Monday, even as the deadline to process legacy waste was extended to April next year from November this year. Kumar said they are involving …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Delhi’s garbage mountains will take 197 years to clear at current pace: Data
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi’s garbage mountains will take 197 years to clear at current pace: Data

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Delhi is sitting on 27.6 million tonnes of waste across three landfills, a marginal decline from the 28 million 34 months ago, when it embarked on an ambitious ₹250 crore programme to clear the landfills -- a statistic that raises questions about the Municipal Corporation of Delhi’s ability to complete the task in the next 16 months, the …

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 …

Chandigarh’s legacy waste removal project: Firm makes lowest bid of ₹79 crore, MC to try to bring it lower
2 years, 8 months ago

Chandigarh’s legacy waste removal project: Firm makes lowest bid of ₹79 crore, MC to try to bring it lower

Hindustan Times  

The work on removing the second lot of 7.67 metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Dadumajra landfill is likely to start soon. A total of 12.7 lakh MT legacy waste is to be cleared from the 25-acre Dadumajra landfill in Chandigarh. In its second attempt at allotting the work, the municipal corporation on Thursday opened the financial bids, in …

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 …

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 …

Entire Garbage at Ghazipur Landfill Site Will Be Processed by December 2024, Says Gautam Gambhir
4 years, 3 months ago

Entire Garbage at Ghazipur Landfill Site Will Be Processed by December 2024, Says Gautam Gambhir

News 18  

East Delhi BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has claimed that the entire garbage dump at Ghazipur landfill site will be processed by December 2024, even as the environment committee of Legislative Assembly expressed displeasure over the speed of work. About 3,000 metric tonnes of legacy waste at Ghazipur landfill site is being processed daily. Atishi had pulled up the two municipal …

Consider setting up more sites to dump construction waste, NGT tells Chief Secretary
4 years, 10 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 …

Delhi's garbage monument to become taller than Taj Mahal by next year
5 years, 4 months ago

Delhi's garbage monument to become taller than Taj Mahal by next year

Op India  

India’s tallest garbage mountain in Ghazipur, New Delhi is on course to rise higher than the Taj Mahal in the next year, reports Hindustan Times. The Ghazipur landfill site has already accumulated over 14 million metric tonnes of garbage, pushing it to the brink of another massive environmental disaster. According to East Delhi’s superintendent engineer Arun Kumar, the pile of …

Ghazipur landfill: Despair over Delhi’s deadly rubbish dump
6 years, 6 months ago

Ghazipur landfill: Despair over Delhi’s deadly rubbish dump

Al Jazeera  

One year after a landfill disaster killed two, residents say conditions have not improved and affect their health. by Muhammad Aslam, local trader New Delhi generates as much as 9,500 tonnes of rubbish a day, saturating three main landfill sites – all of which have been at maximum capacity for 10 years. An official at the East Delhi Municipal Corporation, …

“It Is A Serious Problem”, SC Moots LG-Headed Panel To Address Delhi’s Garbage Problem
6 years, 7 months ago

“It Is A Serious Problem”, SC Moots LG-Headed Panel To Address Delhi’s Garbage Problem

Live Law  

“The fact is that it is a serious problem which is getting out of hand. He shall look in-depth into all aspects with a special focus on landfill sites”, the bench told ASG Pinky Anand who represented the. He shall look in-depth into all aspects with a special focus on landfill sites”, the bench told ASG Pinky Anand who represented …

“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 …

“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 …

The Ghazipur landfill collapses, another catches fire, and no one wants a dumpsite in the backyard. Where must our solid waste go?
7 years, 6 months ago

The Ghazipur landfill collapses, another catches fire, and no one wants a dumpsite in the backyard. Where must our solid waste go?

The Hindu  

A defiant mound — lush with grass as on a golf course — rises amidst 150-feet-high mountains of rotting garbage that constitute Delhi’s most infamous landfill, in Ghazipur. In an earlier interview, Ravi Agarwal, Director, Toxics Link, an organisation that works on waste management problems, had said that unless basic steps such as segregating waste at source were undertaken, it …

Ghazipur landfill collapse: Mere shifting of site won't end air pollution, diseases; scientific disposal only way out
7 years, 6 months ago

Ghazipur landfill collapse: Mere shifting of site won't end air pollution, diseases; scientific disposal only way out

Firstpost  

The locality where breathing is always a struggle and life only means a fight against deadly diseases. The Department of Environment said in a note on its website, “There are 3 landfill sites namely Bhalswa land fill site, Ghazipur land fill site, Okhla land fill site. In absence of availability of landfill sites, all the 5 Municipal Bodies are using …

Ghazipur landfill collapse: Crumbled part estimated to be just one percent of entire dumping area
7 years, 6 months ago

Ghazipur landfill collapse: Crumbled part estimated to be just one percent of entire dumping area

Firstpost  

The tonnes of garbage at the ‘over-saturated’ Ghazipur dump-yard which collapsed on Friday claiming two lives is estimated to be just one percent of the entire landfill. New Delhi: The tonnes of garbage at the ‘over-saturated’ Ghazipur dump-yard which collapsed on Friday claiming two lives is estimated to be just one percent of the entire landfill, a senior municipal engineer …

After Ghazipur mishap, EDMC to discuss proposed new landfill site with NGT
7 years, 6 months ago

After Ghazipur mishap, EDMC to discuss proposed new landfill site with NGT

Firstpost  

45-m high landfill at Ghazipur was saturated in 2002 only, and the civic body has been “looking for an alternative site New Delhi: Senior officials of the EDMC will meet NGT authorities on Monday to discuss about a proposed new landfill site on the outskirts of Delhi, the civic body’s mayor said. “A meeting is scheduled on 4 September with …

Dumping garbage at other sites not a solution, say experts
7 years, 6 months ago

Dumping garbage at other sites not a solution, say experts

Hindustan Times  

More than one-fourth of Delhi’s garbage will now be dumped at a new site in north Delhi’s Rani Khera from Sunday, after Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal banned dumping of garbage at Ghazipur with immediate effect on Saturday afternoon. It is not feasible to take the garbage all the way from east to North Delhi every day.” “Considering there is …

Ghazipur landfill collapse: East Delhi mayor Neema Bhagat announces Rs 1 lakh compensation to kin of dead
7 years, 6 months ago

Ghazipur landfill collapse: East Delhi mayor Neema Bhagat announces Rs 1 lakh compensation to kin of dead

Firstpost  

New Delhi: East Delhi mayor Neema Bhagat on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh each to the kin of two persons who died after a portion of a mountainous garbage dump in Ghazipur caved in. The giant dump at the Ghazipur landfill site stood 60 metres high, nearly as tall as a 15-storey building, before a portion of …

Ghazipur landfill collapse: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal bans garbage dumping at site
7 years, 6 months ago

Ghazipur landfill collapse: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal bans garbage dumping at site

Firstpost  

Garbage dumping in Ghazipur has been banned with immediate effect and the landfill site is likely to be cleared within two years, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal’s office said. New Delhi: Garbage dumping in Ghazipur has been banned with immediate effect and the landfill site is likely to be cleared within two years, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal’s office said on Saturday. …

Ghazipur landfill: Delhi LG bans garbage dumping, site to be cleared within 2 years
7 years, 6 months ago

Ghazipur landfill: Delhi LG bans garbage dumping, site to be cleared within 2 years

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Garbage dumping in Ghazipur has been banned with immediate effect and the landfill site is likely to be cleared within two years, Lt Governor Anil Baijal’s office said on Saturday. The process has been fast tracked and the entire landfill site would be cleared within two years, it said. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation that manages the landfill …

Ghazipur landfill collapse in Delhi was a tragedy waiting to happen
7 years, 6 months ago

Ghazipur landfill collapse in Delhi was a tragedy waiting to happen

Hindustan Times  

The Ghazipur landfill site, a part of which collapsed on Friday killing two persons, should have closed down in 2002. As garbage piled up for years at this saturated location near Delhi border, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation did little to find an alternative. East Delhi Municipal Corporation officials say danger is not over yet as more parts of Ghazipur …

India needs New Delhi-size landfills for waste by 2050: Assocham report
7 years, 9 months ago

India needs New Delhi-size landfills for waste by 2050: Assocham report

Firstpost  

With India littering its waste without sufficient treatment, it needs to set aside about 88 sq. km of precious land—the size of New Delhi — for landfills by 2050, industry association Assocham said on Sunday, citing its study. “Considering that most of the waste in India is dumped without treatment, it would require an estimated 88 square kilometre of precious …

Delhi’s second waste to energy plant to start at Ghazipur this month
8 years, 5 months ago

Delhi’s second waste to energy plant to start at Ghazipur this month

Hindustan Times  

After delay of four years, the Ghazipur Waste to Energy plant will be commissioned this month. The plant at Ghazipur landfill site in east Delhi was on trial run for the last two months during which it produced 10 million units of power by processing 1,70,000 tonnes of solid waste. The plant, which will use 1,300 tonnes of Municipal Solid …

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