Aafrin Kidwai
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recently visited the landfill sites at Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa to assess the progress of waste remediation and disposal efforts. The Lt. Governor expressed satisfaction with the increased pace of…
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Maharashtra’s urban development department has received detailed project reports from 28 cities, including Pune, Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, and Solapur, regarding the cleanup of old landfill sites. These cities account for approximately 80% of the total…
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The Gurugram district wildlife department has written to the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) about the leachate from the Bandhwari landfill polluting water bodies in the Aravalli forests, posing a significant threat to animal life.…
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The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has announced that alternative dump sites for Jawaharnagar are being prepared in and around the city. These include Dundigal, Pyaranagar village in Medak’s Jinnaram mandal, and Yacharam in Rangareddy…
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has stopped disposing of fresh municipal waste in the Okhla landfill ever since the Tehkhand Waste to Energy (WTE) plant began operations a couple of months ago. Each day, the…
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The Jharkhand cabinet has approved spending Rs 136 crore to remove 82 thousand metric tonnes of waste that has accumulated over the past 22 years in the Jhiri dumpyard, which spans 40 acres. A Waste…
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The proposed waste-to-energy plant in Narela-Bawana must be set up in accordance with government guidelines, according to a directive from the National Green Tribunal to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. A bench led by Chairperson…
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Gurugram officials have agreed that starting February 1, 2023, no additional waste will be dumped at the Bandhwari landfill. The decision was made during a high-level discussion with representatives from the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram…
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In 2020, the waste sector—municipal solid waste and wastewater—accounted for almost 20 percent of all human-related methane emissions—the third largest source globally, after enteric fermentation, and oil and gas. Of the various landfill gases (LFG), ammonia,…
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Kerala’s local self-government (LSG) department has launched an effort to treat legacy waste across the state for more than ten years. Nearly 54 legacy trash dumps spread across the state are now being cleaned up…
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The quantity of legacy waste disposed of at three landfill sites in the capital has decreased by 26.1 lakh MT over the past four months (June to September), representing a 462% increase over the previous…
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In a report provided to the National Green Tribunal, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) informed the tribunal that the disposal of new waste will cease at the Bhalswa landfill site once the proposed Waste…
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Efforts are being made by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to remove over 7.5 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of legacy waste accumulated at the Dadumajra dumpsite since 2005. Of the three shortlisted companies, Aakanksha Enterprises had…
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Decomposing food waste is releasing thousands of tonnes of planet-warming methane gas at landfills in Buenos Aires, Delhi, Mumbai, and Lahore, according to new research. With about 570 million tonnes of the greenhouse gas emitted…
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With the city corporation recently awarding the contract for the second phase of biomining at Ariyamangalam dumpyard, preliminary work is underway to determine the exact amount of waste to be cleared. According to city officials,…
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) plans to install a new surveillance system at the Ghazipur landfill in east Delhi to reduce fires and detect them early. Additional CCTV cameras will be placed at vulnerable…
Aafrin Kidwai
According to data submitted by the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) there have been 76 fire calls from the three landfill sites (namely Ghazipur, Bhalswa and Tughlaqabad) in Delhi in the last four years. The report was submitted to a joint committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to suggest next steps for the Ghazipur…
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to involve three major stakeholders in order to reduce the burden of legacy waste from Bhalswa, Ghazipur, and Okhla landfills in a timely manner. It has finalised…
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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will use drones to map the elevation of landfills and monitor their height reduction, among other things. A similar pilot exercise was conducted a few months ago and yielded positive results. The move comes approximately a fortnight after LG Vinai Kumar Saxena…
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As per recent official data, the quantity of waste thrown into Delhi’s three landfill sites increased by roughly 15% over the previous year. Delhi generated 10,990 tonnes per day (TPD) of municipal solid waste (MSW)…
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A fire broke out in Delhi’s Bhalswa landfill on Friday. While temperatures in the national capital remain high in the scorching summer, the specific cause of the fire is uncertain. An MCD official informed The…
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Pre-bids for the bioremediation of the 7.67 lakh metric tonne of legacy garbage at the Dadu Majra dumping ground has garnered the interest of twelve companies. The MC has received several suggestions from the companies.…
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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) conducted a high-level meeting to discuss the progress made in the cleanup of the three legacy dumpsites in Delhi’s Okhla, Ghazipur, and Bhalswa. It was emphasized that…
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The East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has told the Delhi Assembly’s Environment Committee that clearing the Ghazipur dump will take at least ten years at full performance. The municipal government has also admitted that it…
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More than 50 hours after a major fire broke out at east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill site, firefighters finally brought the blaze under control amid challenges posed by the hard-to-reach fire spots and thick smoke. Strong…
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Increasing stocks of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) following the biomining of legacy waste is posing problems for full-fledged operation of trommel machines at Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill sites. A North Delhi Municipal Corporation official informed The…
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The Delhi administration is petitioning the Central government for Rs 1,755 crore to clear three landfill sites in Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa, which are administered by the East, South, and North Delhi Municipal Corporations, respectively.…
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Haryana’s Urban Local Bodies department has formed a five-member committee to investigate the selection of contractors for legacy waste processing at the Bandhwari landfill site. The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram was recently ordered by the…
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) is setting up an engineered sanitary landfill site on a 47.5 acre piece of land allotted by the Delhi Development Authority at Tehkhand. Work is currently underway at the site.…
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The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon is preparing to speed up the clearing and processing of four lakh tonnes of waste from the Bandhwari landfill site. The officials said that MCG has floated two tenders so…
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Following an application filed by the Resident Welfare Associations in Ghaziabad on the failure of the statutory authorities to manage the waste, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ghaziabad Nagar Nigam to deposit interim compensation of Rs. 1 crore…
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Having spent more than a year clearing legacy waste using its own equipment, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) has decided to speed-up the process by hiring a private contractor for the same. EDMC Commissioner…
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has written to the state government seeking a special grant of Rs 250 crore for Mahadevapura and Byatarayanapura where the Palike plans to send the city’s mixed waste. In…
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Three municipalities of New Delhi – North, South and East Delhi Municipal Corporations – have set targets to treat the waste piled up in their landfills. From bio-mining of legacy waste to setting up of…
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The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has decided to curtail the size of its upcoming engineered landfill at Tehkhand near Okhla, to 24 acres, instead of the 27.34 acres planned earlier. An area of 7.34…
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Following a petition by local residents claiming violations in dumping of waste at the Jawaharnagar dumpsite by waste management firm Ramky Enviro Engineers, the National Green Tribunal has asked the Telangana State Pollution Control Board…
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The Kochi Corporation Council has given its green signal to Zonta Infratech for carrying out biomining of legacy waste at the Brahmapuram dumpsite. The council also decided to hand over 20 acres at Brahmapuram to…
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Over a week after a major fire incident at the Bandhwari landfill in Gurugram, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has said there appear to be serious lapses and continued failure on the part of the…
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A notice has been issued to the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation by the Punjab and Haryana high court following a public interest litigation (PIL). The PIL has been filed by city resident seeking over air pollution…
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Ghaziabad has announced it will remove about 600,000 metric tonnes of legacy waste at two landfill sites by early next year. The Pratap Vihar landfill site has nearly 450,000 metric tonnes of waste, while Indirapuram…
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The Lucknow Municipal Corporation has announced it will close over 70 open dumping points in the city, following complaints by residents. At present, workers dump waste collected from various localities at designated points across the…
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The closure of the Mulund dumping ground in Mumbai is delayed once again, ostensibly due to a shortage of labourers during the lockdown during pandemic and the monsoon. Mulund has Mumbai’s second largest dumping ground…
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The Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation has officially closed down the Aadharwadi dumping ground near Mumbai as part of its “Zero Garbage Initiative”. The legacy waste at the 37-year-old site will be bioremediated, according to civic body…
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The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) says it has completed nearly 70 percent bioremediation of the legacy garbage dump of Sonsoddo. Mr Levinson Martins, Managing director – GWMC, has said that all possible measures will…
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The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has issued a penalty of Rs 40 lakh to the East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC) after a massive fire at the Ghazipur landfill site recently. The Delhi Environment Minister…
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The Punjab government has approved Rs 475 crores for legacy waste clearance in 16 towns across the state. Comprehensive bioremediation projects will be included in Patiala, Khanna, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, and Hoshiarpur, among others. These…
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The National Green Tribunal has expressed displeasure over clearing of legacy waste at Bandhwari landfill site in Gurgaon saying seriousness of the concerned authorities is lacking. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel noted…
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The BMC is planning to erect a boundary wall near Thane creek with the help of synthetic vinyl sheets to prevent the discharge of hazardous leachate generated from Deonar dumping ground. The wall is also…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the NCT Delhi and the Municipal Corporations concerned to coordinate and execute the work of remediating the legacy waste dump sites for enforcing the rule of law and…
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Delhi’s three landfills at Bhalswa, Okhla and Ghazipur have collectively caused nearly Rs 450 crore in damage to the environment, as calculated by a committee comprising National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Central Pollution Control Board…
