Bhalswa landfill explained

Bhalswa landfill is an overfilled landfill waste dumping site located in Delhi, India; it is over 60m (200feet) 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.^{[1] [2]} In 2022, the heap measured over 62 meters (203 feet).^[3]

Impact

The site is a major source of environmental pollution, fire hazards, and public health and safety issues.^[4] A 2022 study of groundwater surrounding the nearby Bhalswa Lake found none of the water was fit for consumption.^[5] Prime Minister Modi has included removal of landfills in India's Clean India Mission.^[3]

Further reading

Journals

• 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.

News

Video

See also

• Ghazipur landfill
• Mavallipura
• Waste management in India

External links

• S. Goswami and S. Basak. (May 27, 2021). Living Near Urban Landfills in India.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brown . William . Delhi’s dilemma: What to do with its tonnes of waste? . Al Jazeera . 6 June 2024 . en.
2. News: Ghosal . Aniruddha . Vital to a clean world, scavengers left to plead for vaccine . 15 June 2024 . The Frederick News Post . AP . 31 March 2021.
3. Web site: Goel . Vedika Sud,Rhea Mogul,Rishabh Pratap,Arpit . A trash heap 62 meters high shows the scale of India’s climate challenge . CNN . en . 11 December 2022.
4. News: Satellite data finds landfills are methane 'super emitters' . 15 June 2024 . Traverse City Record Eagle . AP . 11 August 2022 . en.
5. Dagar . Sumit . S.K. . Singh . Shan . Vandana . Physicochemical Analysis of Groundwater Quality in the Vicinity of Bhalswa Lake in North West Delhi, India . Journal of Engineering Research . 15 March 2022 . 10.36909/jer.ICAPIE.15051. free .