Dumping ground threatens groundwater
As authorities hanker for space to be utilised as landfill site, the existing Bhalswa-Jehangirpuri dumping ground of waste in the national Capital has overflowed its capacity, posing a threat to groundwater resources. The Comptroller Auditor of General, in its latest report, has said that the dumping ground in north Delhi posed a major threat to the groundwater resources in the area.