landfill

Patriot Bureau -April 21, 2024

Massive fire breaks out at Ghazipur landfill

Massive fire breaks out at Ghazipur landfill

Three fire incidents, including one on March 28 that was extinguished after over 50 hours, were reported at the Ghazipur landfill in 2022.

Monish Upadhyay -April 7, 2024

Delhi’s first engineered sanitary landfill up and running

Delhi’s first engineered sanitary landfill up and running

The landfill will collect and treat the chemically toxic leachate

Patriot Bureau -October 4, 2023

Delhi CM miffed as waste removal work at Okhla landfill ‘lagging’ behind target

Delhi CM miffed as waste removal work at Okhla landfill ‘lagging’ behind target

The Okhla site, hosting a staggering 45 lakh tonnes of waste, initiated the removal process in November of the previous year

Patriot Bureau -August 14, 2023

‘To clear mini garbage hills’: MCD says Delhi to look ‘like London, NY’ under cleanliness campaign

‘To clear mini garbage hills’: MCD says Delhi to look ‘like London, NY’ under cleanliness campaign

Mayor Oberoi explained that specialised teams have been established to conduct comprehensive surveys of different localities, capturing images through the MCD application.

Patriot Bureau -March 3, 2023

Delhi govt aims to clear all three landfill sites in Delhi by Dec’24

Delhi govt aims to clear all three landfill sites in Delhi by Dec’24

Kejriwal said he will visit the Okhla landfill site again to carry out an inspection on April 1.

Patriot Bureau -December 14, 2022

MCD’s engineering landfill site work expected to be completed by Apr 2023: Budget

MCD’s engineering landfill site work expected to be completed by Apr 2023: Budget

Delhi has three sanitary landfill sites located at Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa. This proposed "engineering landfill site" will be city's first such site.

FAISAL MALIK -December 3, 2022

Living in the shade of garbage

Living in the shade of garbage

Promises made before MCD polls to those near Ghazipur are meant to be broken

Patriot Bureau -August 25, 2022

Private entities lifted over 8,000 MT of inert, C&D waste from Delhi’s landfill sites

Private entities lifted over 8,000 MT of inert, C&D waste from Delhi’s landfill sites

Private entities have lifted over 8,000 metric tonnes (MTs) of inert material and construction & demolition (C&D) waste from the three landfill sites of the capital at their own expenses, an official statement from the Lieutenant Governor's office said on Thursday