Gurugram, Feb. 13 -- Efforts to clear a 37-metre-high garbage mountain in Gurugram are being slowed by the continuous inflow of, what official say, is largely unprocessed waster from Faridabad.

The Bandhwari landfill, which serves both Gurugram and Faridabad, currently holds about 1.66 million tonnes of legacy waste, according to municipal officials. Additionally, it receives an average of 2,200 tonnes of fresh municipal waste every day - about 1,200 metric tonnes from Gurugram and roughly 1,000 metric tonnes from Faridabad, according to municipal data.

Officials said this sustained inflow is offsetting part of the gains made through excavation and processing of old waste heaps.

However, they added that no timeline has yet been set for...