CM lays foundation for waste processing, biogas plants in city
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has initiated new waste processing and biogas projects in Delhi to address the city's ongoing landfill crisis. The project aims to process thousands of tonnes of waste daily and reclaim land previously occupied by landfill sites.
Why it matters
Effective waste management is critical for urban sustainability and public health in rapidly growing metropolitan areas like Delhi.
Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Saturday virtually laid the foundation stones for new waste processing plants at Okhla, Singhola and Ghazipur, as well as a 300-tonne-per-day biogas plant at Ghazipur for processing biodegradable waste, the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said in a release.
According to a separate release issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the waste processing plants will have capacities of 1,400 tonnes per day (TPD) in Okhla, 700 TPD in Singhola and 800 TPD in Ghazipur.
Earlier in the day, Ms. Gupta visited the Okhla landfill site and said that over the past 18 months, 217.17 lakh metric tons of waste had been disposed of at the Okhla, Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill sites, freeing nearly 100 acres of land.
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