MCD to set up two plants to treat leachate at Bhalswa, Ghazipur

LAST YEAR, THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE SET UP BY NGT ASKED MCD TO ENSURE TREATMENT OF LEACHATE

- Paras Singh

NEW DELHI: In an attempt to tackle the problem of highly contaminated leachate water percolating through the dump sites, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has initiated the process of setting up of two leachate treatment plants in its Bhalswa and Ghazipur sanitary landfill sites, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday.

Leachate is formed when rain water filters through wastes at a landfill. When this liquid comes in contact with buried wastes, it leaches or draws out chemicals or constituents from those wastes. It is one of the key environmental hazards due to unplanned landfill sites and may lead to groundwater contamination.