India, July 28 -- Delhi lieutenant governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Monday directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to explore implementing the Indore Municipal Corporation's waste management model as a pilot project in one of its zones, as part of efforts to improve solid waste management in the capital.

The direction came during a review meeting chaired by Sandhu to assess key civic issues, including solid waste management, garbage disposal, desilting, waterlogging prevention and legacy waste remediation.

Expressing concern that nearly half of Delhi's waste is still not segregated at source and that around 50% of the city's daily garbage continues to be dumped at landfill sites, Sandhu said the Indore model could serve as a ...