The Ghazipur landfill site, a part of which collapsed on Friday killing two persons, should have closed down in 2002. But at least one-fourth of the garbage collected in Delhi is still dumped every day at this site. As garbage piled up for years at this saturated location near Delhi border, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation did little to find an alternative. • Every day, 10,000 tonnes of garbage is generated in Delhi. Of this, east Delhi generates 2,500 tonnes, north produces 4000 tonnes while south Delhi collects 3,500 tonnes of garbage.

Source: Hindustan Times September 01, 2017 12:56 UTC