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CM Arvind Kejriwal visited the Okhla landfill in New Delhi on Friday. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)
Kejriwal's visit, with the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Urban Development Minister, was to take stock of its clearing. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)
Kejriwal said the Okhla landfill would be cleared by December this year. (PTI Photo)
He also said the landfills at Ghazipur and Bhalswa will be cleared by next year. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)
Delhi will become free of landfills in 2024, CM Arvind Kejriwal said. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)
The Okhla, Ghazipur and Bhalswa landfills were a key issue during the MCD polls. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)
Kejriwal said 25 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste has been processed, and 40 lakh tonnes remain. (PTI Photo)
According to data submitted by the Delhi government to the NGT, the Okhla landfill site had around 60 lakh tonnes of legacy waste dumped there as of 2019. Of this, 25.09 lakh tonnes were processed by February 14 this year with nine trommels operational at the site for biomining of legacy waste. (Express Photo: Praveen Khanna)
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had recently asked the Delhi government to pay Rs 3,132 crore as environmental compensation for gaps in the management of solid and liquid waste in the city. (PTI Photo)
