This is the highest garbage mountain in the world

Known as Delhi's Garbage Mountain, the Ghazipur Landfill covers an area of ​​about 70 acres (over 28 hectares) and is almost as tall as the Taj Mahal.

Established in 1984, on the outskirts of Ghazipur, in the eastern Delhi region, the Ghazipur landfill reached its maximum capacity in 2002, but has since grown into a small mountain up to 72 meters high.

It is already one of the largest landfills in the world, but it continues to receive hundreds of tons of waste from Delhi every day and is expected to grow even more. Comprising more than 14 million tons of waste, the Ghazipur Landfill has long been a scourge for the millions of people who call Delhi home.

The stench it emits is almost unbearable, especially during the summer, fires erupt that blanket the surrounding area with thick, toxic smoke, and its steep slopes often collapse, burying people and cars under millions of tons of debris.

In September 2017, more than 50 million tons of waste fell when part of the mountain of waste collapsed, burying dozens of people and cars, and in April 2024 a huge fire broke out at the landfill, creating thick smoke that caused major health and respiratory problems in the surrounding area.

Rising above Delhi, the Ghazipur Landfill looks like a natural hill from afar, but when you get close, its smell alone is enough to reveal its true origins – man-made waste.

This “Waste Everest” may seem impressive in its size, but the problems it causes for the environment and the local population are no joke. Unfortunately, despite promises from local authorities to mitigate the damage caused by the Ghazipur Landfill, no one has been able to stop its growth. Delhi produces more than 11 tons of waste every day, most of which ends up here, making the mountain of waste even bigger. /Telegraph/