Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Delhi CM Says Okhla Landfill Garbage Mountain Is Disappearing
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta visited the Okhla landfill to see how rubbish is being cleared.
The site once had a very large mound of garbage.
Workers are processing thousands of tonnes of waste each day, she said.
The government wants the mound gone by the end of this year.
A recent report says about 70 lakh metric tonnes of old waste have already been processed.
That work has freed nearly 35 acres of land.
The site is also being developed into a park.
The city’s municipal corporation has set December 2026 as its target for complete clearance and remediation at Okhla and Bhalswa.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta inspected waste-clearance work at the Okhla landfill on Saturday.
The Delhi government says it aims to eliminate the landfill’s garbage mound by the end of this year.
Gupta said thousands of tonnes of waste are being processed daily and the work is progressing rapidly.
Reports cited in the article say about 70 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste have been processed, freeing nearly 35 acres.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi targets comprehensive clearance and remediation at Okhla and Bhalswa by December 2026; Ghazipur’s deadline is expected in late 2027.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and officials overseeing waste disposal at Okhla.
- What
- Gupta inspected landfill clearance work and reviewed the future action plan.
- When
- Saturday; the government’s stated goal is to eliminate the mound by the end of this year.
- Where
- The Okhla landfill site in New Delhi.
- Why
- To clear accumulated waste, reclaim land and develop the site into a park.
- Site
- Okhla landfill, one of Delhi’s three major landfill sites
- Government target
- Eliminate the garbage mound by the end of this year
- Waste processed
- Approximately 70 lakh metric tonnes of accumulated legacy waste, according to recent reports cited in the article
- Land freed
- Nearly 35 acres
- Daily processing
- Gupta said thousands of tonnes of waste are processed every day
- MCD target
- December 2026 for comprehensive clearance and remediation at Okhla and Bhalswa
- Ghazipur deadline
- Expected in late 2027