The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi government and the East Delhi Municipal Corporation to submit a report on segregation, compaction and disposal of waste at the Ghazipur landfill site.<br/><br/>A bench, headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar, asked them to submit an action plan with regard to fresh waste of nearly 800 metric tonnes that is being brought to the landfill site every day. <br/><br/>The green panel also ordered to clearly state how they would convert this landfill site into a green area in accordance with the provision of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The matter has been fixed for next hearing on the 5th of next month.<br/><br/>Recently, a portion of the 45-metre high garbage dump in east Delhi's Ghazipur had collapsed due to heavy rain. It had killed two people and pushed a car and three two-wheelers off the road, into a canal.
News On AIR | September 24, 2017 12:02 PM
NGT seeks report on segregation, compaction & disposal of waste at Ghazipur landfill site