The legacy waste at the three landfill sites in the national Capital is down by 26.1 lakh Metric Tons (MTs) in the past four months, effecting an increase in disposal of 462 per cent compared to the preceding three years, following the Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) VK Saxena’s directions to flatten the mountain of garbage.
As per the sources, total waste lying at the three landfill sites at Ghazipur, Bhalaswa and Okhla stood at 229.1 lakh MT in May, 2022, after the L-G directions to the Corporation, it came down to 203 lakh MT in September, 2022, effecting a total disposal of 26.1 lakh MT in four months at the rate of 6.52 lakh MT per month by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Steps taken by the Corporation after the L-G intervention in disposal of the legacy waste includes, after Saxena’s visit in May end, the faulty Trommel Machines were repaired and outdated machines were replaced. The number of such machines was increased from six to 10 and 50 more machines, tendering for which are in the final stages, will be deployed soon, sources said.
Earlier in the day, the MCD issued an appeal to the residents, construction agencies and other players to optimally use the C&D waste and inert material from the landfill sites for their construction activities and participate in the civic body’s efforts to flatten these garbage mounds.
Officials at the LG office said that ever since Saxena took charge as the Delhi LG in May this year, the disposal of legacy waste from landfill sites in Delhi between June and September 2022 was increased by 462 per cent as compared to the preceding three years. SR