India, March 11 -- The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has informed the National Green Tribunal (NGT) that the waste mountain at Singhola is expected to be fully cleared by August 2025, while the Bawana landfill, an engineered sanitary landfill (E-SLF), will eventually be converted into a green space with vegetation.

The civic body's response came after the NGT took suo motu cognisance of an HT report from November 2024, which highlighted the emergence of two new waste mounds in the city. The tribunal had sought details on waste management at both sites.

Singhola site

In its report dated March 7, the MCD stated that Singhola was previously used as a dumping ground for the city's silt. However, dumping ceased in July 2022, and bior...