Around 31,000 metric tonnes of garbage have been dumped along railway tracks in Delhi, according to a joint assessment by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Indian Railways. The MCD has invited bids to clean up the areas, with the deadline set for April 2024. This initiative is part of the solid waste management action plan finalised by a committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal. | Latest News Delhi
The MCD currently operates five major C&D plants: Bakkarwala, Ranikheda, Shastri Park, Burari, and Okhla, which can clear 1.50 lakh tonnes in a month, Oberoi said.
AAP Delhi unit convener Gopal Rai and the party's MCD election in-charge Durgesh Pathak on Friday flagged off 'garbage campaign' vehicles to highlight the BJP's "garbage mismanagement" ahead of elections to the civic body.