Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal today reviewed the progress of the Bhalswa dumpsite remediation work, which is being undertaken by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. During the review, the Minister was briefed about the progress of biomining and land reclamation activities at the Dumpsite. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said that the amount of waste has decreased significantly, including both legacy and fresh waste and now over 23 lakh metric tonnes of waste remain to be processed.

The Minister conducted a comprehensive review of the ongoing biomining operations, environmental safeguards, fire prevention measures, leachate management systems and the future roadmap for complete remediation of the dumpsite. Emphasizing the importance of expeditious completion of the project to improve environmental conditions, the Minister directed the concerned authorities to ensure complete remediation of the Bhalswa landfill site by September this year. He instructed that fresh waste generated on a daily basis should be processed immediately to prevent further accumulation and stressed that no new legacy waste should be created.