New Delhi Apr 27 PTI Efforts are on to douse a fire at the Bhalswa landfill site in north Delhi which has been raging for over 15 hours officials said on WednesdayAccording to them five fire tenders are working at the site The fire broke out at the landfill site on Tuesday The fire department received information about the blaze around 547 pm following which 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spotLater three more fire tenders were pressed into serviceThree incidents of fire were reported this year at east Delhis Ghazipur landfill site including the one on March 28 which was doused after over 50 hours PTI AMP NSD

New Delhi Mar 30 PTI The Delhi Assemblys Environment Committee on Wednesday summoned the commissioner of the East Delhi Municipal Corporation to explain what steps have been taken to clear the Ghazipur landfill site and prevent fires there head of the panel Atishi said on WednesdayThe move comes after a fire broke out at east Delhis Ghazipur dumping yard on Monday following which a huge cloud of smoke enveloped the region and its neighbouring areasThe blaze was finally doused on Wednesday evening over 50 hours after it broke outThe summon order issued by the Committee stated that the EDMC commissioner has to depose before the panel and furnish required details on April 4 at 3 pmThe Environment Committee of the Delhi Assembly has summoned the EDMC commissioner to explain what steps have been taken to clear the Ghazipur landfill site and prevent fires People are suffering because of irresponsibility of the MCD Atishi said in a tweetOfficials privy to the development said the Committee has also sought details on the amount of garbage that comes to Ghazipur landfill daily and the amount processed everydayThe panel has also asked the commissioner to explain the causes of fire in the Ghazipur landfill site and also the total number of fire incidents there in the last two yearsThe commissioner has also been directed to tell about the steps taken to prevent fire incidents efforts being taken to clear the landfill site and the time it will take to clear the landfill site an official said PTI AKM AKM TDS TDS

New Delhi Mar 30 PTI The fire at east Delhis Ghazipur dumping yard was put out on Wednesday evening over 50 hours after it broke out officials saidThe fire broke out at the dumping yard on Monday leading to a huge cloud of smoke enveloping the region and neighbouring areasThe fire was doused around 5 pm Firefighting operations went on for more than 50 hours the officials saidCooling operations have been completed No casualty was reported in the incident a fire department official saidAccording to fire officials they had received a call about the fire at Ghazipurs Khatta around 230 pm on MondayThe Delhi Police had on Tuesday registered an FIR against unknown persons in connection with the incidentAn FIR has been registered under sections 278 making atmosphere noxious to health 285 negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter and 336 act endangering life or personal safety of others of the Indian Penal Code against unknown people Deputy Commissioner of Police East Priyanka Kashyap had saidAccording to fire department data a total of four fire incidents at landfill sites -- two each at Bhalswa and Tughlakabad -- took place till Sunday this yearLast year during the same period a total of 16 fire incidents -- 12 at Bhalswa and four at Ghazipur -- took placeA total of 15 such incidents were reported in 2020 and 37 were reported in 2019 the data stated PTI ABU NIT NIT DIV DIV

New Delhi Mar 30 PTI Two fire tenders are involved in dousing the fire that has been raging in several pockets of East Delhis Ghazipur dumping yard for close to 48 hours an official said on WednesdayNo casualty has been reported the official of the fire department said Efforts are on to douse the flames It might take a little longer to complete the cooling operations The Delhi Police has registered a case in connection with the fire incidentAn FIR has been registered under IPC sections 278 making atmosphere noxious to health 285 negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter and 336 act endangering life or personal safety of others against unknown people Deputy Commissioner of Police East Priyanka Kashyap said on TuesdayA total of four such incidents of fire at landfill sites -- two each at Bhalswa and Tughlakabad -- took place till Sunday this yearLast year during the same period 16 fire incidents -- 12 at Bhalswa and four at Ghazipur -- took place In 2020 a total of 15 such incidents were reported while 37 were reported in 2019 data from the fire department stated PTI ABU NSD

New Delhi Mar 28 PTI A massive fire broke out at a landfill site in east Delhis Ghazipur on Monday leading to a huge cloud of smoke enveloping the region and neighbouring areasNo casualty has been reported a fire department official saidA senior fire department official said the blaze has been brought under controlThe fire is in the garbage mound and that makes it harder to douse We cannot take the fire tenders upwards The spot is vertically located and the water comes down when we spray it on the fire which makes the task difficultA total of 50 fire personnel along with 10 fire tenders are working at the spot he saidEarlier Chief Fire Officer Atul Garg said it may take a few more hours to douse the fire completelyGarg told PTI that the cause of fire is yet to be ascertainedAccording to the fire department a call was received around 230 pm about the fire in Khaata at GhazipurA thick blanket of smoke covered the section of the dumping yard where the fire broke outAccording to data shared by the fire department a total of four fire incidents at landfill sites -- two each at Bhalswa and Tughlakabad -- took place till Sunday this year Last year during the same period a total of 16 fire incidents -- 12 at Bhalswa and four at Ghazipur -- took placeIn 2020 a total of 15 such incidents were reported and 37 were reported in 2019 the data statedEast Delhi Municipal Corporations EDMC standing committee chairman Beer Singh Panwar said the fire was caused due to high temperature as plastic is one of the major components of the legacy waste and methane keeps getting generatedHe said the EDMC has deployed 22 bulldozers to help in the process of dousing the fireMeanwhile Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai directed the Delhi Pollution Control Committee DPCC to submit a report on the incident within 24 hoursIn April last year the DPCC had imposed a fine of Rs 40 lakh on the EDMC after a fire broke out at the Ghazipur landfill siteAttacking the BJP over the latest fire incident senior Aam Aadmi Party AAP leader Atishi tweeted Now that MCD has been brought directly under the Central Govt maybe PM narendramodi and Home Minister AmitShah will care to tell us how they plan to deal with the crisis of the Ghazipur garbage mountain Last week the central government had tabled a bill to unify all the three civic bodies in Delhi saying the 2011 trifurcation of the erstwhile Municipal Corporation of Delhi was uneven in terms of territorial divisions and revenue generating potentialAccording to the EDMCs plan the giant mound is planned to be remediated by 2024 The civic body is in the process of floating a tender for processing 50 lakh MT waste from the landfillFires at the Ghazipur landfill are known to worsen pollution levels in the areaSuch incidents had been reported in the past too indicating a lack of measures taken and vigilance observed by the EDMC to prevent such episodes an official saidAAP MLA Kuldeep Kumar raised the latest fire at the Ghazipur landfill during the ongoing budget session of the Delhi Assembly and demanded action against the guilty officials PTI NIT GVS KND ABS BUN NIT DIV DIV