Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, is a prominent city in northern India. A sacred city in Hinduism, Prayagraj is well-known for being one of four centres of the Kumbh Mela, when devotees take a dip in the Ganga on the banks of which the city is located.
The city hosted the Kumbh Mela in 2019 and the Maha Kumbh this year. Most of its waste goes into the landfill is Baswar village located 10 kilometres from it.
In 2019, the Kumbh Mela generated more than 2,000 tonnes of unsegregated solid waste, which was dumped at Baswar’s only solid waste treatment plant.
Last month, the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation unveiled a modern scientific landfill in an area of 40,000 square metres in Baswar in an effort to make the city’s waste disposal and management more effective.
The new landfill is more effective, safe and environmentally friendly than traditional waste disposal methods, according to municipal officials.