video | Asia’s largest garbage can lives in shadow of mountain, Ghazipur landfill

Team Banega Swasth India visited the location of the Ghazipur landfill which was commissioned in 1984 and its lifespan ended 20 years ago in 2002. According to the last count done in 2019, the mountain of garbage is about 65 meters tall (about 213 feet). , which is almost equal to the height of the Taj Mahal, which is about 73 meters and just 8 meters shorter than the Qutub Minar. In terms of area, the landfill covers an area of ​​70 acres; Which is bigger than the Taj Mahal spread over 42 meters. We spoke with some people living near landfills to understand the difficulties they face every single day.