New Delhi, June 26 -- Delhi Minister for Urban Development Ashish Sood on Friday conducted an extensive inspection of the Ghazipur Landfill Site and reviewed the progress of ongoing legacy waste remediation works with senior officials of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the executing agency.

According to an official release, the Ghazipur landfill, spread across nearly 70 acres, has been operational since 1984. Despite directions issued by the National Green Tribunal in 2019, the dumpsite continued to grow and reached an approximate height of 65 metres, becoming one of the largest garbage mountains in the country.

Reviewing the progress of remediation, Ashish Sood said the present Delhi Government has adopted a mission-mode approac...