Rohtak, May 29 -- Despite having processed around 10 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of garbage in six months, Haryana continues to struggle with the gigantic issue of legacy waste which has reached 29.40 LMT.

The Bandhwari site, situated on the Gurugram-Faridabad Road near the state's only metropolitan city of Gurugram, is emerging as the state's biggest environmental concern as this site alone accommodates a total of 13.81 LMT of legacy waste.

A status report submitted to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on May 21 by the Haryana government and prepared by the Haryana State Pollution Control Board revealed that managing legacy waste and bridging the gap in waste generation and management remain a significant challenge. However, the state gov...