India, April 30 -- Delhi's newly elected Mayor Pravesh Wahi on Thursday reviewed the biomining and bioremediation operations at the Bhalswa landfill site and reiterated that the garbage mound will be flattened by December 2026.

Wahi said that about 1.35 million metric tonnes of legacy waste remain at the landfill. With 1.4 million tonnes of fresh waste dumped at the site, Bhalswa now holds around 2.75 million tonnes of garbage, he added.

"The maximum height of the legacy waste mountain at the Bhalswa site has been reduced from 65 metres to about 30 metres. By the end of December 2026, the biomining work at the Bhalswa landfill site will be completed and the legacy waste will be fully disposed of," Wahi said.

The mayor issued directives...