New Delhi: The standing committee of north corporation on Wednesday approved the reclamation project for Bhalswa landfill site to prevent a Ghazipur-like accident. A portion of east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill had collapsed in September 2017 claiming two lives.Standing committee chairperson Veena Virmani said, “We are going to appoint a consultant for remediation of the landfill site. We have also given a go-ahead for four bio-methanation plants and six composting plants. In June, we had approved a 2,000MT waste-to-energy plant at the site.”The areas under north corporation produce almost 4,000MT garbage every day. With this new infrastructure, the civic body hopes to tackle its waste problem. After making the slopes of the landfill’s steep mound gradual, a mesh of interconnected pipes will be put to tap gas.“The entire mound will be covered with plastic sheets so that rainwater doesn’t seep inside the garbage accelerating methane gas formation. The entire structure will be like a balloon insulated from outside. A soil layer of 40-50cm will be put on top to cover the structure with grass and shrubs,” Virmani said.Separate lines for leachate collection are being laid to ensure the groundwater doesn’t get polluted. “The lines in place are inadequate for the quantum of leachate being generated,” an official said.The guidelines of Gauria (Mumbai) landfill reclamation project will be followed in this project.

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