2018 again underlined why India’s growing garbage is a full blown crisis and not enough is being down to tackle the problem on war footing ...
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Landfill Crisis
Landfill Crisis
Delhi’s 62 meter tall Bhalswa landfill catches fire, experts asks for an emergency response mechanism and decentralised waste disposal system ...
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A fire raging at Bhalswa landfill has raised concerns about the air quality in Delhi-NCR further deteriorating, three fire tenders were engaged for 3 days and the fire has been "almost" brought under control, Delhi Fire Service ...
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Garbage dumping ground at Mulund, Mumbai was permanently closed from Monday after it got filled to its maximum capacity and now garbage produced everyday in the city will be dumped at the landfills in Deonar and Kanjurmarg areas
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In compliance with NGT’s order, the waste would be dried to be transported away from the site and later segregated ...
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Two new Waste-to-Energy plants with capacity of 3,500 Metric Tonnes are being set up at Bhalswa and at Tehkhand respectively. The capacity of existing Waste-to-Energy plant at Ghazipur is being enhanced by 1,000 tonnes, said a press release issued by the Lieutenant Governor's office ...
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation will work with experts from IIT-Delhi to stabilise the Okhla landfill site that has reached a staggering height of 165 feet ...
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Despite plans of shutting the landfill in 2008, or using waste from it to build highways, nothing has materialised yet ...
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In South Delhi, 3,500 Metric Tonnes of waste is generated daily and 56% of the solid waste is processed ...
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The approval by Delhi Development Authority for the land granted to set up landfill sites at Sonia Vihar and Ghonda Gujran has come under scrutiny as the areas are densely populated ...
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The bench assured that all the issues related to the identification of new landfill sites will be considered ...
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In September 2017, a portion of the Ghazipur landfill had collapsed, resulting in the death of two people ...
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