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Bhalswa
landfill
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is an overfilled waste dumping site located in
Delhi
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; it is over high. The site is a major source environmental pollution, fire hazards, and public health and safety issues.
See also
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Mavallipura
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Waste management in India
Waste management in India falls under the purview of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). In 2016, this ministry released the Solid Wastage Management (SWM) Rules, which replaced by the Municipal Solid Waste (M ...
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Air pollution in India
Air pollution in India is a serious environmental issue. Of the 30 most polluted cities in the world, 21 were in India in 2019. As per a study based on 2016 data, at least 140 million people in India breathe air that is 10 times or more over the ...
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Water pollution in India
Water pollution is a major environmental issue in India. The largest source of water pollution in India is untreated
sewage. Other sources of pollution include agricultural runoff and unregulated small-scale industry. Most rivers, lakes and surfa ...
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Water supply and sanitation in India
India faces challenges ranging from sourcing water for its megacities to its distribution network which is largely intermittent with continuous distribution networks just beginning to emerge. Non-revenue water is a challenge.
The share of Ind ...
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Environmental issues in India
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References
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Further reading
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* Chhibber, B. (2015)
Challenges And Policy Responses To Hazardous Waste Management ''World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues'', 19(2), 86–99.
* Schindler, S., Demaria, F., & Pandit, S. B. (2012)
Delhi’s Waste Conflict ''Economic and Political Weekly'', 47(42), 18–21.
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External links
* S. Goswami and S. Basak. (May 27, 2021)
Living Near Urban Landfills in India
Environmental issues in India
Waste management in India
Landfills in India
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