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Delhi to Add 5,100 TPD Waste Processing Capacity by 2026
3 Nov
Summary
- MCD plans 4 new waste disposal facilities by 2026
- Biomining efforts to flatten 3 existing dumpsites accelerate
- Delhi generates 11,332 tonnes of waste daily, with 4,000 tonnes unprocessed
As of November 2025, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) is planning to establish four new waste disposal facilities with a combined capacity of 5,100 tonnes of waste per day (TPD). These facilities are set to be constructed in Bawana, Singhola, and on reclaimed lands at the Bhalswa and Okhla landfill sites.
The MCD has already approved the tendering process for these new waste processing plants. The planned capacities include 1,800 TPD at Bhalswa over 12 acres, 700 TPD at Singhola over 6.62 acres, 1,400 TPD at Okhla over 10 acres of reclaimed area, and 1,200 TPD on 10 acres in Bawana. Once completed, these facilities will bring Delhi's total waste processing capacity to 5,100 TPD.
Alongside the new facilities, the pace of biomining to flatten the three existing dumpsites at Ghazipur, Bhalswa, and Okhla has also increased. Biomining is a scientific process that excavates, treats, and segregates accumulated municipal solid waste to reclaim valuable resources and land. However, the continued dumping of fresh waste is slowing down the overall progress.
Currently, Delhi generates around 11,332 tonnes of waste every day, with 11,000 tonnes coming from MCD areas, 256 TPD from the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) areas, and 72 TPD from cantonment. Worryingly, around 4,000 tonnes of unprocessed waste still end up in the city's oversaturated landfill sites, resulting in a 27.5% gap between waste generation and processing.
