Waste From Delhi's Bhalswa Landfill 'Fell' On Nearby Houses, Residents Claim. Congress Questions Kejriwal

<p>A small portion of waste from the Bhalswa landfill allegedly fell onto adjacent houses near the Sharadhanand Colony in Delhi&rsquo;s outer north district on Sunday, locals claimed. However, Delhi Police stated that teams were verifying if any such incident had taken place. &nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;No emergency calls were made to the Delhi Fire Services or the Delhi Police regarding any rescue operations, and no one suffered any injury,&rdquo; a senior police officer said, as per news agency PTI. &ldquo;We got to know that some political leader visited the site. We are checking videos on social media to verify the claims. There was no PCR call. Teams are checking the entire matter.&rdquo; &nbsp;</p> <p>Locals alleged that the incident occurred around 11:30 am when waste from the landfill slid onto nearby houses, though no injuries were reported. &nbsp;</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ | <a title="" href="https://ift.tt/cm5dFiE" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-original-title="Story ID: 1746964">Shah Vows To Free Delhi From Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants And Rohingyas, Labels AAP 'Aawaidh Aamdaniwali Party'</a></strong></p> <h3><strong>Delhi Congress Chief Says Kejriwal 'Terribly Let Down People Living Near Landfill'</strong></h3> <p>Upon learning about the alleged incident, Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav visited the site and launched a sharp attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. &ldquo;AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, who made a big issue of landfill mountains and accumulated waste before the MCD elections, claiming he would remove them when AAP came to power, has terribly let down people living near the landfill,&rdquo; Yadav said, as per PTI. &nbsp;</p> <p>He further alleged, &ldquo;The collapse of a portion of the Bhalswa landfill in the Badli assembly segment has not only damaged many houses but injured two kids.&rdquo; Yadav is Congress&rsquo; candidate from the Badli seat for the February 5 Delhi Assembly election, under which the landfill falls. &nbsp;</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p dir="ltr" lang="hi">आज भलस्वा में कूड़े के पहाड़ ने एक घर को अपनी चपेट में ले लिया, जिसमें दो मासूम बच्चे भी फंसे हुए थे।<br />हमने मौके पर पहुंचकर तत्परता से घर खाली कराया और कांग्रेसी साथियों की मदद से बच्चों को सुरक्षित बचा लिया। <br /><br />स्थिति की गंभीरता को देखते हुए प्रशासन से तुरंत संपर्क किया और उन्हें&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/pWY9VLVIS1">pic.twitter.com/pWY9VLVIS1</a></p> &mdash; Devender Yadav (@devendrayadvinc) <a href="https://twitter.com/devendrayadvinc/status/1883417890667261993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2025</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p>Highlighting the dangers faced by residents, he stated, &ldquo;Around 5,000 people living near the landfill face a constant threat of falling debris, causing injury to residents and damage to houses.&rdquo; He urged officials to take immediate steps to control the falling waste as more houses were at risk. &nbsp;</p> <p>Criticising Kejriwal further, Yadav said, &ldquo;Before the 2022 MCD polls, Kejriwal used to shout that &lsquo;Kejriwal ki sarkar &ndash; Kejriwal ka parshad&rsquo; would make drastic improvements in waste management and flatten the three landfills.&rdquo; He alleged that instead of being cleared, the landfills had only increased in height over the past two years, endangering those living nearby. &nbsp;</p> <h3><strong>MCD Says 'Portion Of Fresh Waste Slipped Down' From Bhalswa Landfill</strong></h3> <p>However, an MCD official refuted claims of a collapse, stating, &ldquo;A portion of fresh waste slipped down from a height of approximately 24 feet during levelling/stabilisation.&rdquo;</p> <p>The official added that no one was trapped or injured as the incident occurred within the landfill&rsquo;s boundary. &ldquo;The slipped portion has been levelled, and other officials are at the site,&rdquo; the official said, as per PTI.</p>

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