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The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) filed a report October 10, 2025 before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) stating the current status of Ghazipur landfill.

According to the report, the Ghazipur sanitary landfill site receives 2,400-2600 tonnes of fresh waste every day. Out of this, the waste-to-energy (WTE) plant at Ghazipur processes 700-1,000 tonnes per day. The remaining is dumped at landfill site, at the limited space created through biomining, since vertical e...