Commissioned in 1996, the Okhla landfill reached its saturation point in 2009, after it crossed the permissible height of 25 metres. Standing 45 metres tall, the site currently contains 45 lakh tonnes of legacy waste. According to the MCD, areas under the erstwhile South Delhi Municipal Corporation generate 3,600 tonnes per day (TPD) of waste, of which 200 TPD was dumped at the Okhla landfill. According to an MCD official, no new waste has been dumped at the site over the past month; the Tehkhand WTE plant inaugurated in October has increased the waste processing capacity at Okhla; civic body also plans to repair roads, fix drains ahead of G20 meet in September 2023.