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Gaming zones, parks: What MCD plans to do after legacy landfill sites are cleared in Delhi
September 27, 2025 1:38 am
According to the NGT order in 2023, dense forest has to be developed across at least one third of the land once the sites are cleared
Govt to launch annual sanitation drive from Sep 17, with focus on legacy landfills
September 16, 2025 4:21 am
As in previous years, the drive will be held in both rural and urban areas and go on until October 2
Reclaiming Deonar landfill, moving a mountain
June 13, 2025 7:42 am
This is a monumental challenge. State must urgently roll back plan to rehome Dharavi residents at the hazardous site
CCTV cameras at dumpsites, methane gas detectors: CAQM issues 17-point action plan for landfills
June 06, 2025 4:49 am
The Supreme Court, in a May 2 order this year concerning fire incidents in Bandhwari Landfill Site within the limits of the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, directed the Commission to issue directions for preventive measures.
'Delhi's landfills will be like dinosaurs... next generation will never see them': Environment Minister
May 29, 2025 3:21 am
In an interview with The Indian Express, he outlines the government’s aggressive push to make Delhi cleaner, greener, and future-ready. Excerpts:
Agencies seek time till December to clear legacy waste in Gurgaon's Bandhwari
May 17, 2025 6:01 pm
The Gurgaon Municipal Commissioner stated that only 4000 MT is being processed by the two companies daily as of now; Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini had earlier given a deadline of four months, beginning March 3, to have the landfill flattened and cleared of legacy waste.
Mumbai may come to a standstill if dumping of waste is stopped at Kanjurmarg overnight: BMC
May 05, 2025 11:24 pm
The Kanjurmarg land parcel has been in use for a Sanitary Landfill since 2016 and civic officials maintained that at present the plot houses 20 lakh metric tonnes of solid waste
'We douse one smouldering ember... another starts': Firefighters toil at Bandhwari landfill in Gurgaon
April 30, 2025 9:02 am
Located at the border of Gurgaon and Faridabad districts, the landfill has come up on Aravalli land. Saturday's blaze was the fourth such incident to be reported from Bandhwari this month
Express Series Part 3 | Capital Collapse: Why 'garbage-free' Delhi remains a promise
October 21, 2024 12:18 pm
Amid the AAP-BJP tussle in the MCD, heaps of garbage lie on the city’s streets. Promises to clear waste as well as the three landfills have remained largely unfulfilled.
Top PMO official expresses concern over slow pace of clearing Delhi’s landfills
October 11, 2024 8:07 pm
Principal Secretary to PM reviews measures to prevent air pollution in Delhi.
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