Delhi Mayor Inspects Bhalswa Landfill, Orders Faster Waste Clearance to Eliminate Garbage Mountain (TIN)
New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has intensified efforts to free the national capital from its towering garbage dumps. On Thursday, Mayor Pravesh Wahi conducted a surprise inspection of the Bhalswa landfill site to review the ongoing biomining and waste disposal operations. He directed officials to accelerate the work and ensure that the massive garbage mountain is cleared within the निर्धारित timeline.
During the inspection, the Mayor stated that approximately 1.02 crore metric tonnes of legacy waste had already been processed and cleared from the Bhalswa landfill site.
Around 23 to 25 lakh metric tonnes of waste still remain at the site. To speed up the disposal process, the civic body has signed a contract with a new agency.
The Mayor said that the progress of the work would be reviewed daily and the number of machines deployed at the site would also be increased.
The Mayor further informed that an advanced Vajra machine is being installed to improve waste processing and disposal operations.
He added that under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with the support of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, approximately 30 per cent of the land at Bhalswa landfill and 60 per cent at the Okhla landfill site had been reclaimed.
Plans are also being developed to put the reclaimed land to productive use.
Several senior civic officials accompanied the Mayor during the inspection.
Those present included Municipal Commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar, Additional Commissioners Sanjeev Kumar Mittal and Prasanna Rama Swamy, Deputy Commissioners Sachin Gupta and Raghavendra Meena, and Chief Engineer K.K. Sharma, along with other senior officials.
The Mayor instructed the concerned departments to maintain regular monitoring and ensure that waste clearance operations proceed at an accelerated pace.
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