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Garbage mountains to be cleared by 2028, says Sirsa
The Morning Standard
|May 16, 2025
In visit to Okhla landfill, minister says 56 lakh MT waste processed
ENVIRONMENT Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday inspected ongoing bio-mining operations at the Okhla landfill site, declaring that the city's towering "garbage mountains" will be completely cleared by 2028. As part of the government's renewed solid waste management efforts, over 56 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of legacy waste have already been processed at the site, officials said.
This story is from the May 16, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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