Delhi reversing neglect through air, water reforms: Sirsa

Delhi minister outlines landfill cleanup, Yamuna revival, electric transport and pollution control measures.

- ANJALI SINGH

Minister for Environment, Forest and Wild Life of Delhi, Manjinder Singh Sirsa

“Whatever has happened in Delhi in the last 10 months is extraordinary,” Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, asserting that the BJP-led government has begun reversing years of neglect through focused action on waste management, pollution control and infrastructure.

Speaking at the India News Manch during a session titled “Air and Water: Delhi's Master Plan,” Sirsa said Delhi, as the nation’s capital, remains under constant national and global scrutiny. “All eyes - from the media to the world - are on Delhi, and that gives us the opportunity to work in the same manner,” he said.

Referring to landfill sites, Sirsa said garbage mountains that had become Delhi’s identity are now being dismantled. “Out of 202 acres of garbage dumps, garbage has been completely removed from 45 acres through biomining. Nearly 40 per cent of Delhi's garbage mountains have been eliminated,” he said, adding that landfill heights have reduced from nearly 60 metres to around 35-40 metres.