CM Kejriwal reviewed the work in progress of garbage processing at Okhla Landfill Site

New Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal and MCD Mayor Dr Shelly Oberoi Visited the Okhla Landfill site who reviewed the work in progress of garbage processing

He asked us to expedite the process so that we can finish the work of cleaning off the site by December this year, in contrast to the stipulated deadline – May ’24.

The area of the Sanitary Landfill (SLF) is about 63 acres. Garbage has been coming here since 1996. Following the instructions of NGT, in 2019, the initiative to remove the garbage by biomining was started from here. Till March 1, 2023, about 25.56 lakh metric tonnes of garbage has been removed from here. The agency doing the work of biomining and bioremediation from the Okhla landfill site has to dispose of 30 lakh metric tonnes of garbage. Till March 1, 2023, 5.10 lakh metric tonnes of garbage has been removed and disposed of here. A target has been given to completely clean the litter by May 2024. The agency has been given a separate target of three months each to clear the garbage from the Okhla landfill site.