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The Ghazipur landfill is a landfill waste dumping site established in 1984. It is located in Ghazipur, a village in the eastern district of Delhi, India. [1] The landfill covers an area of approximately 70 acres (28 ha) and reaches heights of over 150 feet (46 m). [2]
Apr 24, 2024 · The trash mountain at Ghazipur is just one of some 3,000 Indian landfills overflowing with decaying waste and emitting hazardous gases, according to a 2023 report from the Center for Science and...
From a desolate low lying area to the tallest garbage mound in the country, the Ghazipur landfill site near the Delhi-UP border, which has been on fire since Monday, has been prone to disaster...
Jul 25, 2020 · The Ghazipur landfill site rises by nearly 10 metres a year and was expected to surpass the height of Qutub Minar and other vertical structures in the country. On the contrary, the landfill site has reduced in height in the past several months.
Dec 18, 2019 · India's massive Ghazipur landfill, outside New Delhi, takes up as much area as 40 soccer fields and is as high as the towers on London's tower bridge. And it's still rising — by 32 feet every year. At this rate, it will be as tall as the Taj Mahal (240 feet) by the year 2020.
Jul 26, 2022 · Team Banega Swasth India visited the location of the Ghazipur landfill that was commissioned in 1984 and its life span expired 20 years ago in 2002. But the landfill continues to be the...
Apr 22, 2024 · The Ghazipur landfill, which takes up more than 40 football fields and rises to a height of 65m, caught fire on Sunday evening amid soaring temperatures in the region. The fire was still burning...
Apr 22, 2024 · Delhi cabinet minister Atishi has announced a thorough investigation into the cause of the Ghazipur landfill fire incident. Officials attribute the blaze to hot and dry weather conditions.
Sep 10, 2018 · Following the disaster, dumping was halted at the Ghazipur landfill, which is spread over 28 hectares, on the direction of Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor, Anil Baijal. But failing to find...
Mar 30, 2022 · The Ghazipur landfill - a towering mountain of rubbish in eastern Delhi - exceeded its capacity in 2002 but thousands of tonnes of refuse are still dumped here every day. Fires often break out,...
