New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Delhi Urban Development Minister Ashish Sood on Thursday inspected the Bhalswa landfill site to review the ongoing bio- mining, waste processing, and dust pollution control measures, and instructed that the site be declared a "pollution hotspot" to ensure special monitoring and mitigation efforts.
Additionally, the minister ordered a drone survey of the entire area to assess the remaining waste and submit a detailed report within 10 days.
The minister said that the surrounding localities of Badli, Jahangirpuri, Model Town, Shalimar Bagh, and Adarsh Nagar are the worst affected by the pollution at Bhalswa.
He instructed officials to ensure that new waste arriving daily is processed simultaneously to prevent the forma...