Short Note on Ghazipur Landfill

Ghazipur landfill is one of the oldest and biggest landfill area in Delhi NCR region. The landfill area is more than 30 years old and highly saturated to its capacity. The 65 m high landfill is one of the towering structures in Delhi filled with municipal waste generated from various parts of the city. The landfill is releasing green house gases together with leachate in soil. More than 3 million people survive within 10 sq km radius of the landfill. In spite of using various management practices the early solution to this problem is not seen. Recently prime minister’s office have shown interest in handling this problem and various institutions have been included to find a permanent solution in order to meet global sustainable development goals regarding health and environment.