Regarding this, the Committee shall submit a report to the Government on this issue. On 25 April, a massive fire had broken out at the landfill site at Bhalswa Dairy, Delhi.
It is mostly children who work at these landfills, picking up plastic, iron and other metal pieces, and anything else of any value in the market. This is a means of livelihood for these children and their families.
In 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified that India produces 62 million tonnes of waste annually,…
