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Bhalswa landfill is an overfilled landfill waste dumping site located in Delhi, India; it is over 60 metres (200 ft) high.The site opened in 1994 and was declared overfilled in 2006, but remains in use, receiving more than 2,300 tons dumped daily in 2021.
The Ghazipur landfill is a landfill waste dumping site established in 1984. It is located in Ghazipur, a village in the eastern district of Delhi, India. [1] The landfill covers an area of approximately 70 acres (28 ha) and reaches heights of over 236 feet (72 m). [2] Ghazipur has become one of the largest landfills in Delhi.
The dumping ground extends over 132 hectares and receives 5,500 metric tonnes of waste, 600 metric tonnes of silt and 25 tonnes of bio-medical waste daily. [8] Between March and June the daily amount of silt rises to more than 9,000 metric tonnes because of drain cleaning in advance of the monsoon season. [4] [9] The dump rises to around 114 ft ...
It is the highest mountain peak located in India and the third highest mountain peak in the world after Mount Everest and K2. [1] Uttarakhand: Nanda Devi: Garhwal Himalaya: 7,817 25,646 Nanda Devi is the highest peak located entirely within India. [2] It is located in the Chamoli district.
Summits of India with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence; Ranks Name / Short name (if applicable) Height Range Prominence (m) [a] [b] Coordinates State National Global In meter [c] In ft 1 3 Kangchenjunga: 8,586 28,169 Himalayas: 3,922 Sikkim: 2 23 Nanda Devi
Nanda Devi is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. Nanda Devi was considered the highest mountain in the world before computations in 1808 proved Dhaulagiri to be higher. It was also the highest mountain in India until 1975, when Sikkim, an independent kingdom until 1948 and a protectorate of India thereafter, became a state of India.
Tratte Koot or Tatakooti or Tatakuti, [1] Peak is a mountain with a peak elevation [2] of 4,760 metres (15,620 ft), [3] on the border of Budgam and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The most conspicuous and imposing peak of Pir Panjal range is undoubtedly Tatakooti. [ 4 ]
Reo Purgyil, sometimes known as Leo Pargial [3] and Leo Pargil, [4] is a mountain peak at the southern end of the Zanskar Range in the Western Himalaya. It is located on the border between Himachal Pradesh, India and Tibet, China. [5] At 6,816 m, Reo Purgyil is the highest mountain peak in the state of Himachal Pradesh and is located in Kinnaur ...