Ghazipur landfill: The 70-acre ‘garbage mountain of Delhi’ – where nearby residents are being ‘slowly poisoned’
It's a global hotspot for methane emissions, but Delhi's "garbage mountain" is having a devastating effect on the lives of millions of people nearby – despite government promises to fix it.
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Dr Arshad Khan and a patient. He has been practicing near the garbage mountain for 14 years
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The garbage mountain, which is 20 storeys high
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The methane emissions from the waste shared with Sky News by Kayrros, an energy and environmental intelligence company
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People picking up rubbish at the base of the mountain
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Parveen Khatum
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Ansarul Khan, 45, was diagnosed with stage four cancer last month
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The canal beside the waste mountain
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