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Noida Authority begins work to remove landfill site from Sector 54
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Noida Authority Complies To NGT Order, Begins Work To Remove Landfill Site From Sector 54

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PTI
August 2, 2018
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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Waste Management: A panel will manage 34 million tonnes of garbage at Delhi’s landfills
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Monitoring Garbage Disposal Plans, Actions Of Municipal Bodies: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal Tells Supreme Court

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PTI
July 17, 2018
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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Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal Reviews The Management Plan Of Okhla Landfill

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PTI
July 9, 2018
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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The Ghazipur landfill grows 15 metres every year
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Despite New Waste Management Rules, Delhi’s Ghazipur Landfill Grows 15 Metres In A Year

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IANS
June 8, 2018
Despite plans of shutting the landfill in 2008, or using waste from it to build highways, nothing has materialised yet ...
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Bhalaswa Landfill Site To Be Covered In Green Membrane: NDMC Official
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Delhi’s Landfill Crisis: Fire Breaks Out At Okhla Dumping Site In South Delhi

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PTI
May 23, 2018
In South Delhi, 3,500 Metric Tonnes of waste is generated daily and 56% of the solid waste is processed ...
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NGT Notice To Ministry of Environment, Civic Bodies On Plea Against Landfill Sites In Delhi

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PTI
May 10, 2018
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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Will Examine If Alternate Landfill Sites Fall On Yamuna Floodplains: NGT

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PTI
May 4, 2018
The bench assured that all the issues related to the identification of new landfill sites will be considered ...
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On Ghazipur Landfill Fire, NGT Asks Why Action Should Not Be Taken Against Erring Officials

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PTI
May 2, 2018
In September 2017, a portion of the Ghazipur landfill had collapsed, resulting in the death of two people ...
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IIT Expert And South Delhi Municipal Corporation Come Together To Stabilise The Okhla Landfill Site
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IIT Expert And South Delhi Municipal Corporation Come Together To Stabilise The Okhla Landfill Site

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PTI
March 15, 2018
The massive 160 feet garbage mountain at Okhla site will be stabilised with help from an IIT expert ...
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National Green Tribunal Convenes Meeting To Identify Landfill Sites
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National Green Tribunal Convenes Meeting To Identify Landfill Sites

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PTI
January 29, 2018
The meeting will be held on February 3 and will be attended by all stakeholders to discuss possible identification of landfill sites in Delhi ...
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Bhalaswa Landfill Site To Be Covered In Green Membrane: NDMC Official
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Bhalaswa Landfill Site To Be Covered In Green Membrane: NDMC Official

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PTI
December 5, 2017
Spread over 40 acres, Bhalaswa landfill site had exhausted its lifespan in 2006. Rising over 50 metres, beyond the permissible height of 20 metres, it is visible from far away ...
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No One Willing To Provide Solution To The Problem Of Waste Generation In The City: National Green Tribunal

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PTI
December 4, 2017
The green panel had asked Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to approach the Delhi government to provide more landfill sites in the city and maintain them strictly in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules of 2016 ...
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