Question

why should a landfill be far away from residential areas and why should buildings not be constructed on it for at least 20 years

Answer 1

Urban dwellers in India are accustomed to being woken up by the garbage collector’s whistle and depositing the day’s garbage in a waste collection vehicle. Many remain unaware of what happens to the garbage post its disposal in a municipal vehicle. For years, urban civic bodies in India have adhered to disposing waste in landfills, huge acres of land demarcated specifically for garbage disposal. The concept of landfills in urban India was initially developed as large areas of land situated far away from residential areas and the garbage disposed continuously recycled so that the landfill doesn’t exhaust itself. But urban population expansion over the years has translated to landfills becoming dump yards, with little regard for their capacity or lifespan.

Landfills in India pose numerous threats due to their unscientific design and indiscriminate disposal of waste. One of the major threats landfills pose is the emission of methane gas due to accumulation of waste. Methane is the leading cause of fires at landfills, resulting in garbage burning which causes severe air pollution. Landfills also pose tremendous health hazards due to them being a storehouse of virus and bacteria, causing cardiovascular and lung diseases.

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Answer 2

Answer:

it should be far away because it may cause a disease called organisim and we should not construct any building on it for atleast 20 year because pressure is being done and moreee