At its current rate of growth, it will be taller than the iconic Taj in Agra, some 73 metres high, in 2020. India's Supreme Court warned last year that red warning lights will soon have to be put on the dump to alert passing jets. "About 2,000 tonnes of garbage is dumped at Ghazipur each day," a Delhi municipal official said on condition of anonymity. Indian cities are among the world's largest garbage producers, generating 62 million tonnes of waste annually. By 2030, that could rise to 165 million tonnes, according to government figures.

Source: Dhaka Tribune June 04, 2019 06:00 UTC