Okhla landfill: Rekha Gupta seeks faster rollout of waste-processing units

At the Okhla landfill, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta told officials that clearing old waste alone would not solve Delhi’s garbage problem.

The Delhi government said 21.71 million metric tonnes of legacy waste had been cleared from the Okhla, Bhalswa and Ghazipur landfill sites over the past 18 months, reclaiming nearly 100 acres across the three locations. Gupta reviewed legacy-waste disposal, reclaimed land, and the capacity of existing and planned processing facilities at Okhla.

“The goal is not just to clear the legacy waste but also to scientifically process fresh waste and prevent it from turning into another mountain of garbage,” she said. She directed officials to operationalise new processing units quickly and ensure they run at full capacity.

The administration is also pursuing waste-to-resource and renewable-energy projects linked to solid-waste management.

In May, Mayor Pravesh Wahi said the MCD aimed to clear Bhalswa and Okhla by the end of 2026, with Ghazipur’s remediation scheduled for completion by the end of 2027.