New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Urban development minister Ashish Sood on Thursday warned that the Bhalswa landfill will become Delhi's next pollution hot spot unless dust and waste management measures are stepped up drastically. He then directed the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to officially designate Bhalswa as a pollution hot spot, enabling intensified monitoring and targeted mitigation.

The minister, who conducted an on-ground inspection on Thursday - his second since September - reviewed biomining progress, compliance with earlier pollution-control directives, and the functioning of trommel machines deployed at the site.

Sood said the landfill, which receives nearly 4,000 metric tonnes of fresh waste daily, continues to exert severe ...