Delhi Civic Body Seeks Land for Four Waste Plants
WATER & WASTE

Delhi Civic Body Seeks Land for Four Waste Plants

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has sought land from the Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board to establish four waste-processing plants, as the capital’s landfill sites approach capacity. Delhi generates about 13,500 tonnes of municipal waste a day, while the MCD processes only 57 per cent of the total.

About 5,800 tonnes of waste, equivalent to nearly 43 per cent of the daily output, remains untreated and is sent to landfill sites. The MCD has identified Ghummanhera and Kharkhari Nahar in the Najafgarh zone, and Rani Khera and Sultanpur Dabas in the Narela zone, for the proposed facilities. It wrote to the Delhi Development Authority on September 28 seeking land.

The civic body has also identified land under its ownership for additional processing facilities. Officials said the move was part of a long-term plan to expand treatment capacity and reduce the quantity of fresh waste reaching landfill sites. Existing landfill operations include bio-mining to remove accumulated legacy waste, but continuing deposits of untreated waste have led to the formation of new garbage mounds.

In June, the MCD approved five waste-processing projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 5.96 bn. The projects, planned at Bhalswa, Okhla, Singhola, Ghazipur and Narela-Bawana, are expected to provide combined processing capacity of 5,900 tonnes a day.

Delhi currently has four waste-to-energy plants with a combined capacity of 6,550 tonnes a day. A composting plant at Okhla, which can process 200 tonnes daily, has remained closed for several years amid delays in its proposed conversion into a bio-CNG facility. The MCD is pursuing more land and new projects to treat a larger share of the city’s waste and limit the flow of fresh refuse to saturated landfill sites.

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has sought land from the Delhi Development Authority and the Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board to establish four waste-processing plants, as the capital’s landfill sites approach capacity. Delhi generates about 13,500 tonnes of municipal waste a day, while the MCD processes only 57 per cent of the total. About 5,800 tonnes of waste, equivalent to nearly 43 per cent of the daily output, remains untreated and is sent to landfill sites. The MCD has identified Ghummanhera and Kharkhari Nahar in the Najafgarh zone, and Rani Khera and Sultanpur Dabas in the Narela zone, for the proposed facilities. It wrote to the Delhi Development Authority on September 28 seeking land. The civic body has also identified land under its ownership for additional processing facilities. Officials said the move was part of a long-term plan to expand treatment capacity and reduce the quantity of fresh waste reaching landfill sites. Existing landfill operations include bio-mining to remove accumulated legacy waste, but continuing deposits of untreated waste have led to the formation of new garbage mounds. In June, the MCD approved five waste-processing projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 5.96 bn. The projects, planned at Bhalswa, Okhla, Singhola, Ghazipur and Narela-Bawana, are expected to provide combined processing capacity of 5,900 tonnes a day. Delhi currently has four waste-to-energy plants with a combined capacity of 6,550 tonnes a day. A composting plant at Okhla, which can process 200 tonnes daily, has remained closed for several years amid delays in its proposed conversion into a bio-CNG facility. The MCD is pursuing more land and new projects to treat a larger share of the city’s waste and limit the flow of fresh refuse to saturated landfill sites.

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