New Delhi: About 1.02 crore (1 crore 2 lakh) metric tonnes of legacy waste have been cleared from the Bhalswa landfill site, and the remaining 23 to 25 lakh metric tonnes will be disposed of within the stipulated timeframe, Mayor Pravesh Wahi said on Thursday after inspecting the site to review the ongoing bio-mining and waste disposal operations.
A contract has been awarded to a new agency for waste disposal at the Bhalswa landfill and officials have been instructed to accelerate the pace of work, Wahi said. The progress report on the disposal work will be reviewed on a daily basis, he added.
MCD Commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar; Additional Commissioners Sanjeev Kumar Mittal and Prasanna Ramaswamy; Deputy Commissioner (North Zone) Sachin Gupta; Deputy Commissioner (Outer North Zone) Raghavendra Meena; and Engineer-in-Chief K.K. Sharma, along with senior MCD officials, were present during the inspection.
Wahi said that, under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and with the support of Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, about 30 per cent of the land at the Bhalswa landfill and 60 per cent at the Okhla landfill has been reclaimed through the disposal of legacy waste. Plans for the future use of this land are under way, he said.
The Mayor said disposal of fresh waste will also be accelerated. The number of machines deployed will be increased, and a state-of-the-art machine named “Vajra” is being installed for the purpose. Wahi assured that the mountain of waste at Bhalswa will be completely cleared within the stipulated timeframe.
