India, July 30 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has started greening the reclaimed portion of the Okhla landfill by planting grasses to rehabilitate the area and reduce dust from the site, officials said. A senior civic official said the Okhla landfill is likely to be the first legacy waste site to be cleared. The horticulture department has started planting various types of grasses, including doob, vetiver and lemongrass. Flowering plants will be added in the next phase. The official said doob grass is being used to cover the first patch of around 3.5 acre. "We are also experiment with vetiver, also known as Khus, and lemongrass to see if they can survive in this soil. With the ongoing monsoon season, grasses are likely to take ...