India, April 8 -- New Delhi

The amicus curiae appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in a case related to a major fire that broke out at the Ghazipur landfill in April 2024 has recommended an independent third-party audit to evaluate the reduction in height and volume of legacy waste, methane mitigation and fire-prevention measures undertaken.

In an affidavit on April 6, the amicus, advocate Katyayni, noted that around 1,700 metric tonnes of fresh waste continue to be dumped at the Ghazipur landfill site daily.

"Ghazipur sanitary landfill site receives 2400 to 2600 MT of fresh waste every day. Of this, the waste to energy (WTE) plant at Ghazipur processes 700 to 1000 MT/Day. Fresh waste dumped at landfill is 1,700 MTD," the rep...