Here and there a few plants had sprouted tall, but most of the bamboo seedlings planted more than a year ago never grew. Now, environment protection officers seeking to restore a 3-kilometer (1.8 ...

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced that the Bhalswa landfill will be cleared by March 2026, with no ...

An estimated 80 lakh MT waste was surveyed to be at the area in 2019, of which 74 lakh MT has been processed and disposed of, ...

Delhi LG launches bamboo plantation drive at Bhalswa landfill site. Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Tuesday planted bamboo saplings on five acres of land that has been rec ...

Bamboo seedlings grow high up, where young branches attach to the main stem. 08:48 Harvesting them is very hard work and often requires the help of male family members.

This means that we can make about Sh8 million that month,” he says. Mr Soli adds that bamboo seedlings cost Sh200 and are in high demand. “We plant them in greenhouses, and in less than six ...