Delhi Chief Secretary (CS) Naresh Kumar on Saturday said an action plan is underway to clear the Ghazipur landfill by December 2024.
Flames and smoke rise from a fire at the Ghazipur landfill in New Delhi (PTI photo)
Delhi Chief of Staff (CS) Naresh Kumar on Saturday said an action plan is being prepared to clean up the Ghazipur landfill site by December 2024, during a visit to the landfill and the waste is delivered to the plant. energy there.
With the appointment of special officer of Delhi Municipal Corporation, Ashwani Kumar, and Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, CS presented on site monitoring mechanism, steps are being taken to control Fire incident at landfilland promote biological extraction of old waste from 4,000 tons to 9,000 tons per day by the end of June.
He directed officials to increase biological extraction and disposal of heritage waste and strictly adhere to the action plan. He also ordered East Delhi Waste Processing Pvt Ltd to bring the waste to the energy plant as soon as possible and put it into operation.
According to an official statement, to date, about 10.25 thousand tons of heritage waste have been treated. The statement also said officials were pleased that the department had prepared an action plan to clear the landfill by December 2024.
