Will attempt to clear Bhalswa dump in a 12 months, says Khattar

Union Urban Affairs Minister M. L. Khattar urged residents in addition to political leaders on Monday (September 15, 2025) to undertake legacy dumpsites throughout the nation and coordinate with city native our bodies to take away the waste and use the land for extra productive functions.

Mr. Khattar mentioned he has determined to clear up the Bhalaswa landfill web site in Delhi and would start working with Delhi municipal authorities starting September 17 and attempt to full the work inside a 12 months.

Legacy dumpsites are outdated, unscientifically managed landfills that comprise many years of untreated waste that pose important environmental and well being dangers.

At a press convention within the nationwide capital, the Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs mentioned that he has sought land from the Delhi Development Authority to attempt to shift the Bhalaswa dumpsite.

September 17 marks the start of the 15-day Swachhata Hi Seva marketing campaign, which is able to finish on October 2.

Close collaboration

Mr. Khattar mentioned that the plan’s success will depend upon shut collaboration amongst businesses, guaranteeing land availability, correct waste processing, and uninterrupted undertaking execution. “We will begin from Bhalaswa and clear it in a single 12 months. Work on the opposite landfill websites in Delhi can even be taken up.”

Asserting that the sooner deadlines to clear the landfill had been missed because of rains, protests, and logistical hurdles, he  insisted the recent plan could be backed by “clear targets and accountability.”

He additionally mentioned that the initiative would lengthen to Delhi’s different two landfill websites of Ghazipur and Okhla, the place clearance work is already underway.

Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil mentioned higher waste administration was additionally important for water safety, including, “We are making each doable effort to divert water shortly to states going through shortages, and our farmers will prosper, and folks’s drinking-water issues might be solved.”

Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) 2025 is a nationwide annual marketing campaign that runs from September 17 to October 2. The initiative seeks to advertise sanitation and cleanliness by encouraging mass voluntary participation for a “garbage-free India.”