Ghazipur Landfill Site

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led MCD has taken out garbage from the Ghazipur landfill and dumped it in nearby areas to show that its height has come down.

Arvind Kejriwal has claimed 16 new sites are coming up for dumping garbage, besides three "mountains" that he called "signs of BJP's failure"

"I'd like to draw your attention to the biggest landfill site in Asia, which is in my constituency," ex-cricketer shares 2020 letter to Mr Kejriwal

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena today directed officers to submit an action plan within three days for the complete razing of garbage mountains at Ghazipur, Bhalswa, and Okhla landfill sites, an official statement said.

Asthma, recurrent chest infections, breathing difficulties and other respiratory illness are common in families living in the shadow of Delhi's tallest garbage mountain, Ghazipur landfill site, with frequent fires leaving them gasping for breath.

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.

A fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi, adding to the national capital's worsening air quality, officials said on Wednesday. In visuals, plumes of smoke were seen rising from the waste dumping ground.

East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to visit the Ghazipur landfill site for the sake of the people living near the garbage dump in a "very plightful situation".

The huge 'mountain of garbage' at the saturated Ghazipur landfill site still receives tonnes of garbage every day - but Delhi residents have found a unique way of letting their frustration be known. For about a year now, people have been flooding the Internet with five-star reviews for the Ghazipur garbage dump.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to entertain a plea by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) seeking land to manage garbage at the Ghazipur landfill site, saying that dispute of departments is to be resolved at the administrative level.

Taking strong objections to non-implementation of solid waste management rules in the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said "India will go down under the garbage one day".

The government will soon come up with a policy on management of landfill sites in the country, a top official of the environment ministry has said.

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to submit a report on segregation, compaction and disposal of waste at the Ghazipur landfill site.

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said his ministry has approved a Rs 300 crore plan to improve solid waste management in the national capital.

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 today.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday alleged that the BJP-led MCD has taken out garbage from the Ghazipur landfill and dumped it in nearby areas to show that its height has come down.

Arvind Kejriwal has claimed 16 new sites are coming up for dumping garbage, besides three "mountains" that he called "signs of BJP's failure"

"I'd like to draw your attention to the biggest landfill site in Asia, which is in my constituency," ex-cricketer shares 2020 letter to Mr Kejriwal

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena today directed officers to submit an action plan within three days for the complete razing of garbage mountains at Ghazipur, Bhalswa, and Okhla landfill sites, an official statement said.

Asthma, recurrent chest infections, breathing difficulties and other respiratory illness are common in families living in the shadow of Delhi's tallest garbage mountain, Ghazipur landfill site, with frequent fires leaving them gasping for breath.

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.

A fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi, adding to the national capital's worsening air quality, officials said on Wednesday. In visuals, plumes of smoke were seen rising from the waste dumping ground.

East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir on Wednesday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to visit the Ghazipur landfill site for the sake of the people living near the garbage dump in a "very plightful situation".

The huge 'mountain of garbage' at the saturated Ghazipur landfill site still receives tonnes of garbage every day - but Delhi residents have found a unique way of letting their frustration be known. For about a year now, people have been flooding the Internet with five-star reviews for the Ghazipur garbage dump.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has refused to entertain a plea by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) seeking land to manage garbage at the Ghazipur landfill site, saying that dispute of departments is to be resolved at the administrative level.

Taking strong objections to non-implementation of solid waste management rules in the country, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said "India will go down under the garbage one day".

The government will soon come up with a policy on management of landfill sites in the country, a top official of the environment ministry has said.

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi government and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) to submit a report on segregation, compaction and disposal of waste at the Ghazipur landfill site.

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said his ministry has approved a Rs 300 crore plan to improve solid waste management in the national capital.

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 today.