New Delhi, May 29 -- Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal today visited the Bhalswa Dumpsite to review the ongoing legacy waste remediation work being undertaken by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). This was his second in-person inspection and review of the remediation activities at the site.

The Bhalswa Dumpsite has been adopted by Union Minister Shri Manohar Lal under the Dumpsite Remediation and Action Plan (DRAP) initiative, a nationwide mission-mode programme launched by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under Swaccha Bharat Mission -U 2.0 for remediation of major legacy dumpsites across the country with the target of achieving "Lakshya Zero Dumpsites" through scientific remediation, environmental re...