{
  "id": 20089961,
  "title": "Bhopal's Adampur Landfill Buried Under RDF Waste Despite ₹53 Crore Contract, BMC Fines Agency ₹3.2 Lakh Ahead Of Supreme Court Hearing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/bhopals-adampur-landfill-buried-under-rdf-waste-despite-53-crore",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopals-adampur-landfill-buried-under-rdf-waste-despite-53-crore-contract-bmc-fines-agency-32-lakh-ahead-of-supreme-court-hearing"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bhopal's Adampur landfill site, initially expected to be cleared by the end of the year, is facing new challenges as it is buried under piles of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) waste. During a recent inspection, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Ramprakash Ahirwar expressed frustration with the agency's slow progress and imposed a penalty of Rs 3.2 lakh for the sluggish disposal of RDF. With RDF disposal lagging, the landfill continues to accumulate both waste and processed material, raising doubts about the BMC's adherence to Supreme Court directives. The Supreme Court is set to hear the matter on November 17, and the BMC is likely to face further questioning about the slow remediation process. A superintending engineer, Santosh Gupta, will represent the BMC during the hearing. Over 6.5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste has accumulated at Adampur, a figure that BMC claims to have processed around 2.5 lakh metric tonnes. However, only approximately 2 lakh metric tonnes of the waste has been cleared from the site. Additionally, over 50 tonnes of discarded clothes have reportedly accumulated at the site, posing a potential fire hazard. Despite warnings about fires and waste accumulation, the BMC's handling of the landfill remains under scrutiny. The agency has been given a deadline of February to dispose of both legacy waste and RDF. Officials revealed that five processing machines are currently in use for legacy waste, and the company claims to have installed two additional machines and plans to introduce a multi-deck processing machine and a roto-screen to accelerate operations. The BMC has also secured approval and funding for managing fresh waste at Adampur, awarding another Rs 48 crore contract to Saurashtra Enviro.",
  "summary": "Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Adampur landfill site, which was supposed to be cleared of its massive legacy waste by the year-end, is now grappling with another growing problem: huge piles of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) extracted during waste processing. During an inspection on Saturday, Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner Ramprakash Ahirwar expressed dissatisfaction with the agency's…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}