Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill fire ignites political firestorm between BJP, AAP
8 months ago

Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill fire ignites political firestorm between BJP, AAP

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A political firestorm broke out on Monday over the fire at the Ghazipur landfill site in east Delhi with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the city’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party hurling allegations at each other over the garbage dump’s management and the origin of the fire. Delhi minister Atishi on Monday said the Ghazipur landfill fire incident will be investigated to ascertain the cause of the blaze. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva went to the landfill site on Monday morning and took the first shot at the AAP, which runs the city government and the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. Delhi BJP chief Virender Sachdeva said AAP and Arvind Kejriwal announced that they would remove this landfill by 2023, but the game of corruption is being played here.

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MCD to fire Ghazipur landfill operator
1 day, 7 hours 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 …

MCD asks Delhi fire dept to suggest new ways to douse landfill fires, NGT told
4 months, 2 weeks ago

MCD asks Delhi fire dept to suggest new ways to douse landfill fires, NGT told

Hindustan Times  

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has reached out to the fire department to suggest new techniques or equipment to douse landfill fires as conventional methods were not working, the civic body told the National Green Tribunal in a report on the three-day-long fire that broke out at Ghazipur landfill in April, officials aware of the matter said. MCD also said …

Fire breaks out at Bandhwari landfill, ninth such blaze at site this year
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Fire breaks out at Bandhwari landfill, ninth such blaze at site this year

Hindustan Times  

Gurugram: A fire broke out at the Bandhwari landfill on the Gurugram-Faridabad border on Saturday afternoon, officials said, adding that no injuries were reported from the site. This is the ninth such fire reported from the landfill so far this year and videos of the latest blaze have been widely shared on social media platforms, they said. Naresh Kumar, joint …

Delhi cops file FIR into Ghazipur landfill fire
8 months ago

Delhi cops file FIR into Ghazipur landfill fire

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Police on Monday filed an FIR into the Ghazipur landfill fire against unidentified persons, saying they would investigate the cause of the fire, impact of smoke on people living in the area and whether there was any foul play behind the incident. Fire officials said the fire spread to other mounds of garbage and “toxic” fumes engulfed the area, …

Delhi landfill fire: Residents camp indoors to escape Ghazipur fumes
8 months ago

Delhi landfill fire: Residents camp indoors to escape Ghazipur fumes

Hindustan Times  

Rehana Ali was on Sunday afternoon helping her father set up their small shop in front of their house at Mulla Colony in east Delhi — right opposite the Ghazipur landfill — when she saw flames flickering at the mountain of garbage. While firefighters were still attempting to control the blaze on Monday, smoke from the site continued to affect …

Process to flatten Delhi’s landfills slowest at Ghazipur, fresh dumping goes on
8 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 …

Toxic smoke from burning garbage mountain blankets India’s capital
8 months ago

Toxic smoke from burning garbage mountain blankets India’s capital

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We are unable to keep our eyes open due to irritation and are experiencing difficulty breathing,” Ram Kumar, a …

Ghazipur landfill fire: Residents grapple with breathing issues, eyes & throat irritation
8 months ago

Ghazipur landfill fire: Residents grapple with breathing issues, eyes & throat irritation

Hindustan Times  

Plumes of thick, dark smoke continued to rise from the Ghazipur landfill site in the national capital on Monday, hours after a major fire broke out there last evening. A firefighter works to douse fire as smoke billows from burning garbage at the Ghazipur landfill site in New Delhi Several residents living close to the landfill complained about breathing difficulties …

Ghazipur landfill fire: 'Left to die here,' say residents, blame 'politicians'
8 months ago

Ghazipur landfill fire: 'Left to die here,' say residents, blame 'politicians'

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Toxic fumes from the Ghazipur landfill on Monday sent local residents gasping for breath and cursing politicians over the garbage mountain that still blights the city. Thick plumes of smoke still rose skywards from Ghazipur landfill on Monday, hours after a major fire broke out there. According to the Delhi Fire Service, the landfill witnessed a big fire …

Ghazipur Landfill Fire: MCD douses 90 per cent of blaze, operation still underway at site
8 months ago

Ghazipur Landfill Fire: MCD douses 90 per cent of blaze, operation still underway at site

India TV News  

The Delhi Municipal Corporation has made significant progress in containing the fire at the Ghazipur landfill site, successfully extinguishing 90 per cent of the blaze since Sunday, April 21. Employing a dual approach, the Delhi Municipal Corporation tackled the fire by employing inert and construction and demolition waste to halt its spread, while simultaneously utilising fire brigade assistance to extinguish …

AAP, BJP butt heads over Ghazipur landfill fire; local residents complain of breathing
8 months ago

AAP, BJP butt heads over Ghazipur landfill fire; local residents complain of breathing

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A political slugfest erupted on Monday over the Ghazipur landfill fire incident with the BJP attacking AAP-led MCD over the blaze which left local residents gasping for breath and racked with other health issues. A major fire broke out at the landfill site in east Delhi on Sunday evening. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva visited the site and …

Delhi: Fire breaks out at Ghazipur landfill site | VIDEO
8 months ago

Delhi: Fire breaks out at Ghazipur landfill site | VIDEO

India TV News  

Ghazipur landfill site fire: A major fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site in east Delhi today evening, officials said. Meanwhile, the BJP hit out at the Delhi government, alleging that it had promised to clear the Ghazipur landfill site by December 31 last year but did not keep its word. BJP's Kapil Mishra reacts to Ghazipur landfill site …

Delhi government on track to clear garbage mountains: Kejriwal
1 year, 2 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 …

Delhi: Remote-controlled robots douse fire at Ghazipur landfill site | VIDEO
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi: Remote-controlled robots douse fire at Ghazipur landfill site | VIDEO

India TV News  

A fire broke out at east Delhi's Ghazipur landfill site on Monday, after which a remote-controlled robot close to fire tenders was utilised to douse the fire. Authorities said they got a call in regards to the incident at around 1:30 pm, following which 13 fire tenders and the mechanical machine were squeezed to the spot to put out the …

Delhi municipal corporation refutes AAP's claims of mishap at Ghazipur landfill site
2 years, 1 month ago

Delhi municipal corporation refutes AAP's claims of mishap at Ghazipur landfill site

India Today  

The municipal corporation of Delhi has brushed aside claims of a mishap at Ghazipur landfill after the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday alleged that some people were injured in the incident. Calling the claims of the Arvind Kejriwal-led party "false information", the municipal corporation said, "No portion of Ghazipur landfill has slipped or collapsed; It is safe and intact and …

Waste-to-energy plant at Ghazipur landfill shut for over 6 months: NGT panel
2 years, 4 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, 5 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, 6 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 …

Delhi govt prepares 9-point action plan to prevent fires at landfill sites
2 years, 6 months ago

Delhi govt prepares 9-point action plan to prevent fires at landfill sites

Firstpost  

Gopal Rai said a constant discharge of methane from these landfills, rising temperatures, and a dry atmosphere are among the main reasons behind the fires at landfill sites New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has prepared a nine-point action plan to prevent incidents of fire at landfill sites in the national capital, which includes construction of peripheral roads for fire …

Delhi: Singed by spate of infernos, EDMC lays out rules to avoid landfill fires
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: Singed by spate of infernos, EDMC lays out rules to avoid landfill fires

Hindustan Times  

Strict ban on entry of outsiders, including waste pickers; random checks for lighters, matchbox and cigarettes; CCTV cameras; and patrol teams -- these are among the new standard operating procedures finalised by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation to control fires at garbage mounds in its jurisdiction. Jai Prakash Chaudhary, secretary of Safai Sena, an organisation of 12,000 waste collectors, said …

3 landfills have cost Delhi ₹450 cr in environmental damages: Study
2 years, 7 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 …

Bhalswa Landfill Remains Under Fire on Day 2, Blaze Unlikely to be Doused by Thursday; Fine Imposed on NDMC
2 years, 7 months ago

Bhalswa Landfill Remains Under Fire on Day 2, Blaze Unlikely to be Doused by Thursday; Fine Imposed on NDMC

News 18  

For over 24-hours now, efforts to douse the fire at the Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi continue, and it will take at least another two days to put it out completely, officials said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Delhi government has imposed a fine of Rs 50 lakhs on North MCD, in connection with the fire at Bhalswa landfill site. …

36 hours on, firefighting at Delhi's Bhalswa landfill site continues
2 years, 7 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 …

Delhi: Bhalswa landfill smoulders for 2nd day, shrouds areas in toxic haze
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi: Bhalswa landfill smoulders for 2nd day, shrouds areas in toxic haze

Hindustan Times  

The massive fire that broke out at Bhalswa landfill in north west Delhi on Tuesday continued for the second day, enveloping the localities around the waste mountain in a thick toxic haze, with the firefighting operation continuing till late Wednesday evening. Ayodhya Prasad Mishra, 65, a priest at a temple near the landfill, said he couldn’t sleep on Tuesday night …

Massive landfill on fire in Delhi as India and Pakistan hit by deadly heatwave
2 years, 7 months ago

Massive landfill on fire in Delhi as India and Pakistan hit by deadly heatwave

The Independent  

With temperatures reaching 42C in Delhi, residents woke to the news on Wednesday that a major fire had engulfed one of the capital’s mountainous rubbish dumps, sending thick black smoke across the city. Fire engines rushed to the site and have been battling the blaze at the landfill since, Atul Garg, the director of Delhi Fire Services, told The Independent. …

Indian capital engulfed in smoke after landfill catches fire
2 years, 7 months ago

Indian capital engulfed in smoke after landfill catches fire

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Acrid smoke hung over New Delhi for a second day on Wednesday after a massive landfill caught fire during a scorching heat wave, forcing informal waste workers to endure hazardous conditions. The Indian capital, like the rest of South Asia, is in the midst of a record-shattering heat wave that experts said was a catalyst for the …

'Unable to Breathe': Locals Choke as Massive Fire at Delhi's Bhalswa Landfill Site Continues
2 years, 7 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 …

Thick smoke over Indian capital after landfill site catches fire
2 years, 7 months ago

Thick smoke over Indian capital after landfill site catches fire

Al Jazeera  

The landfill in Bhalswa in the city’s north is taller than a 17-storey building and covers an area bigger than 50 football fields. Acrid smoke is hanging over New Delhi for a second day after a massive landfill caught fire during a scorching heatwave, forcing informal waste workers to endure hazardous conditions. The Indian capital, like the rest of South …

Watch | Massive fire breaks out at Delhi's Bhalswa landfill site
2 years, 7 months ago

Watch | Massive fire breaks out at Delhi's Bhalswa landfill site

India TV News  

Highlights A major fire has broken out at a landfill site in the outer north area of Delhi The official said the Fire Department received a call about the incident at around 5.48 p.m The hill of trash was under a massive blaze. A major fire has broken out at a landfill site in the outer north area of the …

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, 7 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 …

Ghazipur landfill burns for 3rd time in a month
2 years, 8 months ago

Ghazipur landfill burns for 3rd time in a month

Hindustan Times  

A massive fire spread through a section of the Ghazipur landfill in east Delhi -- the third such incident since March 28 this year -- on Wednesday, sending a dense plume of smoke several metres into the sky and causing a toxic haze around the area, police and fire department officials said. Smoke billows from a fire at the Ghazipur …

Another major fire breaks out at Delhi's Ghazipur landfill; third since March 28
2 years, 8 months ago

Another major fire breaks out at Delhi's Ghazipur landfill; third since March 28

Hindustan Times  

A major fire broke out at the dumping yard of east Delhi's Ghazipur area on Wednesday leading to a huge cloud of smoke enveloping the region and neighbouring areas. This is the third fire that broke out at the site since March 28. There was an inferno at the capital’s biggest landfill on March 28 as well, which smouldered for …

Ghazipur Landfill Fire Incidents: Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Air Pollution, Seeks Action Taken Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Ghazipur Landfill Fire Incidents: Delhi High Court Expresses Concern Over Air Pollution, Seeks Action Taken Report

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent fire incidents at Ghazipur Landfill site in Delhi's East district, causing severe air pollution in the area.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla said,"A fire broke out at the said site on 28 March, 2022 and 9 April, 2022, leading to burning …

A detailed history of the Ghazipur landfill
2 years, 8 months ago

A detailed history of the Ghazipur landfill

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi : The Ghazipur landfill site near the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border has remained on fire for over four days marking the first major fire incident on the garbage mound this year. A 40-year timeline of events: 1984 Ghazipur landfill site commissioned by MCD 1994 Okhla and Bhalswa landfills are initiated 2000 Municipal solid waste management rules 2000 — prescribing …

Fire at Delhi's Ghazipur Dumping Yard Doused After Over 50 Hours
2 years, 8 months ago

Fire at Delhi's Ghazipur Dumping Yard Doused After Over 50 Hours

News 18  

The fire at east Delhi's Ghazipur dumping yard was put out on Wednesday evening, over 50 hours after it broke out, officials said. The fire broke out at the dumping yard on Monday, leading to a huge cloud of smoke enveloping the region and neighbouring areas. According to fire department data, a total of four fire incidents at landfill sites …

Ghazipur landfill fire: Small fires common sight, locals claim
2 years, 8 months ago

Ghazipur landfill fire: Small fires common sight, locals claim

Hindustan Times  

As flames at the Ghazipur landfill site started to raged on and became stronger on Monday, 51-year-old Naresh Kumar, who runs a hardware store barely 500 metres away in Mulla Colony, realised he had no other option but to shut down his store for the day and head home. When HT visited the landfill site on Tuesday, smoke was still …

Firefighting Operations Going on at Ghazipur Landfill Site Even After 19 Hours; FIR registered
2 years, 8 months ago

Firefighting Operations Going on at Ghazipur Landfill Site Even After 19 Hours; FIR registered

News 18  

A thick blanket of smoke engulfed east Delhi’s Ghazipur dumping yard as a fire that broke out on Monday continued to rage on in some pockets even after 19 hours. Two fire tenders have been stationed at the spot, an official of the fire department said. A massive fire broke out at the landfill site in Ghazipur on Monday, leading …

Delhi: Massive fire breaks out at Ghazipur landfill site; govt seeks report
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi: Massive fire breaks out at Ghazipur landfill site; govt seeks report

Firstpost  

According to data shared by the fire department, last year, during the same period, a total of 16 fire incidents — 12 at Bhalswa and four at Ghazipur — took place New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a landfill site in east Delhi’s Ghazipur on Monday, leading to a huge cloud of smoke enveloping the region and neighbouring …

Garbage Mountains in Delhi's Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Okhla to Be Removed in 3 Years
3 years, 2 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, 2 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 …

EDMC to face strict action for Ghazipur landfill fire: Rai
3 years, 8 months ago

EDMC to face strict action for Ghazipur landfill fire: Rai

Hindustan Times  

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said “strict action” will be initiated against the East Delhi Municipal Corporation for its alleged apathy in preventing a fire that broke out at the Ghazipur landfill on Sunday. Nirmal Jain, mayor of East Delhi Municipal Corporation, who had inspected the site after the blaze had called the fire a “natural phenomenon.” The EDMC spokesperson …

Fire breaks out at East Delhi's Ghazipur landfill site
4 years ago

Fire breaks out at East Delhi's Ghazipur landfill site

India Today  

A fire broke out at East Delhi's Ghazipur landfill site, officials said. According to fire officials, they received information about the fire at 9.56 pm on Tuesday following which five fire tenders were rushed to the spot. #UPDATE Fire extinguishing operations begin at the Ghazipur landfill site as fire-brigade and other firefighting personnel arrive at the scene https://t.co/9vXPZgEYKZ pic.twitter.com/LdghqV9l0e — …

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