Two people were killed after a garbage dump caved in at Ghazipur landfill site near Delhi on Friday, 1 September, pushing over four vehicles into the nearby Kondli canal.
“Two persons, Raj Kumari (32) and Abhishek (22), have died and four others rescued,” a senior police official said.
According to a fire department official, initially four fire tenders were rushed to the spot but later 11 more vehicles were sent.
An NDRF team, comprising 45 personnel, was rushed to the site, a senior NDRF official said. The landfill site falls under the jurisdiction of the EDMC (East Delhi Municipal Corporation).
Rescue operation is underway. Reason of the incident can be ascertained only after investigationRanbir Singh, EDMC Commissioner
‘Man-Made Disaster’
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called the incident a man-made disaster and demanded to know why the Municipal Corporation of Delhi doesn’t rely on modern technology to dispose of solid waste.
Addressing media at the site of the incident, he said this is the “wrong way of disposing garbage”
The municipal corporation had been given notices by the Delhi government for not disposing waste like this. The height of the landfill was more than the permissible level. I will speak to the LG and pressurise the MCD and use modern technology to dispose solid waste.Arvind Kejriwal
Addressing media at the site of the incident, an East Delhi MP, said: “It’s a serious concern. I talked to the Lieutenant Governor about shifting the landfill. I’ve also asked for compensation for those who died and he has agreed”.
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