Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Thursday expressed confidence that the legacy waste at the Okhla and Bhalaswa landfill sites will be cleared by the end of this year.
In an interview with ANI, the Delhi CM asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led administration prioritised policy decisions and accountability after forming government on February 20, 2025.
Delhi Mayor and BJP leader Raja Iqbal Singh on Thursday inspected Okhla landfill site, where, noting its condition, he compared landfill to Pakistan saying, "they spread terrorism, and it spreads filth."
Speaking on the situation of landfills in the country, Sirsa stated that the Delhi Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta was working on it and assured that by October 2025, 20 lakh metric tonnes of legacy garbage would be removed.
New Delhi's towering Bhalswa landfill, standing over 62 meters tall, has long been a symbol of the city's waste management struggles. Despite being declared full in 2006, the site continues to receive fresh waste, worsening environmental and health challenges for the surrounding community
Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday said that the Delhi government is committed to bringing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for a 'Viksit Delhi' to life, while lauding Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's efforts in tackling the city's landfill issues.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday said that the Lieutenant Governor had been closely overseeing the landfill project for the past few months, with significant efforts from the central government.
Following several representations by RWAs, MTAs, citizen groups and public representatives regarding the existing crisis of garbage lying in open on the roads in the city and lack of disposal thereof, which was leading to sanitation and health issues, Delhi Lieutenant Governor, VK Saxena vi
The Delhi High Court has viewed that there is an urgent need to rehabilitate and relocate the Ghazipur Dairy and Bhalswa Dairy, as they are situated adjacent to the Sanitary Landfill Sites ('SLFS'). The court said that the dairies should be moved to areas where proper sewage, drainage, bioga
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has extinguished 90 per cent of the fire that razed at Gazipur landfill since Sunday evening, said MCD in a statement.
Sardar Raja Iqbal Singh, leader of opposition MCD, visited Ghazipur landfill site in the National Capital after a major fire broke out on Sunday evening. Alleging mischief, Singh said that AAP leaders through this incident are earning money through corruption.