Gurugram civic body ready to prevent fire incidents at Bandhwari landfill site

The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) is ready to prevent fire incidents in the Bandhwari landfill site situated on Gurugram-Faridabad Road.

According to MC officials, arrangements have been made in the Bandhwari landfill site to deal with the fire. Six machines have been installed to detect methane gas. With the help of CCTV cameras, the landfill site is being monitored 24 hours. Entry of any outsider to this garbage dump has been banned.

Claiming to have made all necessary arrangements to deal with fire in future, MC Joint Commissioner Akhilesh Yadav has filed an affidavit in the National Green Tribunal (NGT). Due to repeated incidents of fire in the Bandhwari garbage dump, the NGT had sought answers from the Central Pollution Control Board, Haryana State Pollution Control Board, Forest Department, District Deputy Commissioner and MCG in this matter.

At present, garbage from Gurugram and Faridabad is being dumped here. From October 22 last year to October 24 this year, nine fire incidents have been reported at this landfill site. At present, over 13 lakh tonnes of garbage is lying in Bandhwari and private agencies are disposing it of.

Officials said to deal with the incidents, temporary pipes had been arranged to extinguish the fire. In case of fire, the blaze could be controlled by spraying water and leaching water through this pipe and a fire brigade remains stationed at the site.