Delhi lieutenant governor Anil Baijal on Saturday banned dumping of waste at the Ghazipur landfill site, a day after a mountain of waste collapsed into a canal, killing two people in the national capital. In a meeting at the L-G house, Baijal ordered immediate halt to dumping of solid waste at the landfill and clearing the site within two years. Dumping of solid waste at Ghazipur site to be stopped immediately. — LG Delhi (@LtGovDelhi) September 2, 2017NHAI to start lifting of garbage from Ghazipur landfill site from November 2017 for use in road construction. — LG Delhi (@LtGovDelhi) September 2, 2017“The L-G directed that no more dumping of solid waste and any other kind of silt would take place at the Ghazipur landfill site.

Source: Hindustan Times September 02, 2017 09:11 UTC