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India's waste problem

Down To Earth photographer Vikas Choudhary visits the Bhalswa landfill, a symptom of the country's fast-filling dumping grounds and inefficient waste management strategies

 
 

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By DTE Staff
Published: Friday 31 July 2015
Delhi's Bhalswa landfill is the size of four international sports stadiums and is already 15-storeys high. All three city landfills, including Bhalswa, were exhausted seven years ago. The city has nowhere else to dump its waste (Photos by Vikas Choudhary)

Delhi's Bhalswa landfill is the size of four international sports stadiums and is already 15-storeys high. All three city landfills, including Bhalswa, were exhausted seven years ago. The city has nowhere else to dump its waste (Photos by Vikas Choudhary)

Delhi generates close to 4,000 truckloads of waste every day. As soon as a truck unloads garbage, ragpickers jump into the heap and start segregating

Delhi generates close to 4,000 truckloads of waste every day. As soon as a truck unloads garbage, ragpickers jump into the heap and start segregating

Child ragpickers often catch infections as they rummage through the garbage with bare hands.

Child ragpickers often catch infections as they rummage through the garbage with bare hands.

Experts suggest that waste management rules must integrate ragpickers and waste dealers by providing them with a legal identity, dedicated space to segregate waste and protective gear like boots and gloves

Experts suggest that waste management rules must integrate ragpickers and waste dealers by providing them with a legal identity, dedicated space to segregate waste and protective gear like boots and gloves

Experts also say the government must evolve a strategy to deal with environmental degradation caused by existing landfills. These sites have been polluting underground water for decades and are highly inflammable, besides directly affecting the health of residents living in close proximity

Experts also say the government must evolve a strategy to deal with environmental degradation caused by existing landfills. These sites have been polluting underground water for decades and are highly inflammable, besides directly affecting the health of residents living in close proximity

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India Environment Portal Resources :

  • Solid Waste Management Rules, 2015
  • Guidelines and check-list for evaluation of MSW landfills proposals with Information on existing landfills

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