Delhi to Empty Overflowing Landfill for Energy Recovery

02 February 2012

The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has decided to empty part of the Ghazipur landfill over the next three years, with the intention of building material and energy recovery facilities, according to a report in the Hindustan Times

The 31 acre site that has been in operation since 1984 is reported to contain 4.6 million metric tonnes of waste, and has been full for the last few years and unable to take any new deposits.

The report said that the waste emptied from the landfill will be segregated, and after three years - when sufficient space has been cleared - a plant for generating energy from solid waste will be built on the part of land that has been cleared.

Leader of the House in MCD, Subhash Arya is reported to have said that the Planning Commission has approved the proposal to process the waste at Ghazipur landfill site.

"After reclaiming the site, a plant for generating energy from solid waste will be set up. Garbage will be processed here and waste will b dumped at Jaitpur mines," Arya said.

To empty the entire site is expected to take around 10 years and cost The entire lot of waste will take about 10 years and cost Rs 250 million ($5 million).

According to the Hindustan Times, the MCD plans to remove around 2000 tonnes of waste each day, with the waste removed being spread on a concrete platform to dry.

"After this, it will be put on conveyor belts for recycling. It will go through magnetic separator and air density classifiers and ferrous metals, stones and plastic will be extracted," Arya is reported to have added.


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