Individuals living near the landfill must be aware of these measures and take necessary steps to protect themselves and their families from respiratory issues caused by the Ghazipur landfill fire.
Delhi cabinet minister Atishi on Monday said the Ghazipur landfill fire incident will be investigated to ascertain the cause of the blaze. According to the Delhi Fire Service, the landfill witnessed a big fire on Sunday evening due to the gases produced in the massive mountain of waste.
The officials said, efforts are underway to control the blaze. However, locals complaints of breathing issues, eye irritation, and throat discomfort due to the engulfing fire.
Ghazipur landfill site fire: In a statement, Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that as a result of the fire at the landfill site, smoke has engulfed the entire area, causing inconvenience to residents and businesses.
Delhi LG Saxena expressed satisfaction with the works underway at all the three landfill sites, wherein 4.3 lakh MT of garbage had been removed in June, and the target for July had been set at 3.6 lakh MT, due to the rains, the statement said.
The fire-fighting operations are underway, he said. The previous fire had broken out on April 9, after which a huge cloud of smoke had enveloped the region and its neighboring areas. The blaze was finally doused over 50 hours after it broke out.
No casualty has been reported in the incident, according to officials. According to data shared by the fire department, a total of four such incidents at landfill sites two each at Bhalswa and Tughlakabad took place till Sunday this year.
The apex court came down hard on the LG after it was informed that no one from his office attended the last three meetings to discuss ways to clean up Delhi's three landfill sites
The NGT today issued show cause notices to the Delhi government, the EDMC and others over the Ghazipur landfill collapse in which two persons were killed
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