Delhi's garbage dump now only 8 metres shorter than Qutub Minar
The landfill in Delhi's Ghazipur area has reached a height of 65 metres, and is now only eight metres shorter than the 73-metre-high Qutub Minar. The landfill is 45 metres higher than the prescribed limit of 20 metres. It is spread across 70 acres and contains at least 12 million tonnes of waste.