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Bhalswa landfill is an overfilled
landfill waste dumping site located in
Delhi
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India
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; it is over high. The site opened in 1994 and was declared overfilled in 2006, but remains in use, receiving more than 2,300 tons dumped daily in 2021.
In 2022, the heap measured over 62 meters (203 feet).
Impact
The site is a major source of environmental pollution, fire hazards, and public health and safety issues.
A 2022 study of groundwater surrounding the nearby Bhalswa Lake found none of the water was fit for consumption.
Prime Minister Modi
Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the member of parliament (MP) for Varanas ...
has included removal of landfills in India's
Clean India Mission.
See also
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Ghazipur landfill
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Mavallipura
Mavallipura is a village to the north of Bangalore. A part of the village, about north of the main part of the city was used as an illegal landfill from 2003 to 2015 resulting in an ecological disaster.
The village of Mavallipura had about a p ...
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Waste management in India
Waste management in India falls under the purview of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). In 2016, this ministry released the Solid Wastage Management (SWM) Rules, which replaced by the Municipal Solid Waste ( ...
References
Further reading
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* Chhibber, B. (2015)
Challenges And Policy Responses To Hazardous Waste Management ''World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues'', 19(2), 86–99.
* Schindler, S., Demaria, F., & Pandit, S. B. (2012)
Delhi’s Waste Conflict ''Economic and Political Weekly'', 47(42), 18–21.
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External links
* S. Goswami and S. Basak. (May 27, 2021)
Living Near Urban Landfills in India
Environmental issues in India
Waste management in India
Landfills in India
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