New Delhi, 12 November (H.S.): Delhi Mayor Pravesh Wahi on Thursday inspected the Bhalswa landfill site to review ongoing bio-mining operations and the disposal of accumulated legacy waste.

Wahi said approximately 10.2 million metric tonnes of legacy waste had been processed at the site, while an estimated 2.3–2.5 million metric tonnes remained to be cleared. He expressed confidence that the remaining waste would be disposed of within the stipulated timeframe. He also said a new agency had been engaged for waste disposal and that officials had been directed to accelerate the process. Progress reports on the operation will be reviewed daily, he added.

The Mayor said that, with the support of the Central and Delhi governments, nearly 30 per cent of the land at Bhalswa and 60 per cent at the Okhla landfill site had been reclaimed through legacy waste remediation. Plans for the productive utilisation of the reclaimed land are currently being developed.

Wahi further said that the processing of fresh waste would also be accelerated by increasing the number of machines deployed at the site. An advanced waste-processing machine, named Vajra, is also being installed to strengthen disposal capacity. He reiterated that the massive mound of garbage at Bhalswa would be cleared within the stipulated timeframe.

Municipal Commissioner Sanjeev Khirwar, Additional Commissioners Sanjeev Kumar Mittal and Prasanna Ramaswamy, North Zone Deputy Commissioner Sachin Gupta, Outer North Zone Deputy Commissioner Raghavendra Meena, Chief Engineer K. K. Sharma and other senior civic officials were present during the inspection.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar