Ghazipur is a mountainous landfill on Delhi's eastern edge, and it catches fire because of the methane from decomposing waste, spontaneous combustion, and often, sheer negligence. But listen, as someone who has to file the reports, the obvious answer of blaming the rag-pickers or the heat is a comfortable lie—the real tinder is the city’s endless inflow of untreated mixed waste, and our chronic lack of processing facilities. I know this because my desk is buried under tenders for waste-to-energy plants that never get built, while every summer, I watch that same smouldering hill from my office window, drafting the same explanations.
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