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As of 2019, Ghaziabad generates 1,000 metric tonnes of waste daily, some of which is sent to [[Meerut]], while 300 metric tonnes are sent to [[Pilkhuwa]], while almost 200 metric tons is used in various GMC owned parks to create [[compost]].<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web|last1=Jan 25|first1=Abhijay Jha / TNN /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=10:28|title=Meerut allows Ghaziabad to dump 200 tonnes of waste daily {{!}} Ghaziabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ghaziabad/meerut-allows-ghaziabad-to-dump-200-tonnes-of-waste-daily/articleshow/67680428.cms|access-date=2020-09-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The corporation also dumps garbage in Indirapuram landfill site, and would dump it in Pratap Vihar [[landfill]] till they stopped on the orders of a [[National Green Tribunal Act|National Green Tribunal]] committee.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> The corporation also announced in September 2020 that it was creating 10 'garbage factories<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=GZB Municipal corp to set up 10 garbage factories|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/business/gzb-municipal-corp-to-set-up-10-garbage-factories.html|access-date=2020-09-08|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref>' as a permanent solution to the city's waste problem. | As of 2019, Ghaziabad generates 1,000 metric tonnes of waste daily, some of which is sent to [[Meerut]], while 300 metric tonnes are sent to [[Pilkhuwa]], while almost 200 metric tons is used in various GMC owned parks to create [[compost]].<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite web|last1=Jan 25|first1=Abhijay Jha / TNN /|last2=2019|last3=Ist|first3=10:28|title=Meerut allows Ghaziabad to dump 200 tonnes of waste daily {{!}} Ghaziabad News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ghaziabad/meerut-allows-ghaziabad-to-dump-200-tonnes-of-waste-daily/articleshow/67680428.cms|access-date=2020-09-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The corporation also dumps garbage in Indirapuram landfill site, and would dump it in Pratap Vihar [[landfill]] till they stopped on the orders of a [[National Green Tribunal Act|National Green Tribunal]] committee.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com"/> The corporation also announced in September 2020 that it was creating 10 'garbage factories<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=GZB Municipal corp to set up 10 garbage factories|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/business/gzb-municipal-corp-to-set-up-10-garbage-factories.html|access-date=2020-09-08|website=The Pioneer|language=en}}</ref>' as a permanent solution to the city's waste problem. | ||
==Transport== | |||
===Road=== | |||
[[File:National Highway 24.jpg|thumb|[[National Highway 24 (India)|National Highway 24]] connects Ghaziabad. ]] | |||
A proposal has been made to widen{{when|date=April 2020}} [[National Highway 24 (India)|National Highway 24]] (NH-24) from four to fourteen lanes on the stretch between the Ghaziabad-Delhi border and Dasna. Many residential and commercial projects are being built along the highway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/make-nh-24-eight-lane-to-ease-mess-akhilesh-yadav/Article1-989730.aspx |title=Make NH-24 eight-lane to ease mess: Akhilesh Yadav |work=Hindustan Times|access-date=20 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604020244/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/UttarPradesh/Make-NH-24-eight-lane-to-ease-mess-Akhilesh-Yadav/Article1-989730.aspx |archive-date=4 June 2013 |url-status = dead}}</ref> | |||
===Rail=== | |||
[[File:Delhi Metro.jpg|thumb|The [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue and Red Lines]] of the [[Delhi Metro]] serves Ghaziabad]] | |||
The [[Delhi Metro]]'s [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue and Red Lines]] serves Ghaziabad and connects it with the National capital, Delhi. The [[Delhi Metro]] [[Red Line (Delhi Metro)|Red Line]] serves Ghaziabad, with eight stations and [[Blue Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue Line]] with two stations. The Red Line's eastern terminus, [[Shaheed Sthal metro station]], is located in this city. Other stations include [[Hindon metro station|Hindon River Station]] which serves Raj Nagar Extension and [[Mohan Nagar metro station|Mohan Nagar Station]]. And from the Blue line another station exists at [[Vaishali (Delhi Metro)|Vaishali]], which serves that area as well as [[Vasundhara Enclave|Vasundhara]] and [[Indirapuram]], and there is also a station at [[Kaushambi (Ghaziabad)|Kaushambi]].<ref>{{cite web|date=15 July 2011|title=Ghaziabad boards Metro for first traffic-free ride to work|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/ghaziabad-boards-metro-for-first-trafficfree-ride-to-work/817698/|access-date=16 April 2013|work=The Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
The city receives [[Indian Railways]] service at [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad Junction Railway Station]]. This is one of the major Junctions and exists from 1864, being one of the first few stations opened, since the start of the Railways. | |||
The [[Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System|Delhi–Meerut RRTS]] is under-construction and will run through Ghaziabad.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Journal|first=Tunnelling|date=2021-12-31|title=EPBMs ready for India's Delhi-Meerut Rapid Rail Project|url=https://tunnellingjournal.com/epbms-ready-indias-delhi-meerut-rapid-rail-project/|access-date=2021-12-31|website=The Tunnelling Journal|language=en-GB}}</ref> | |||
===Air=== | |||
[[Hindon Airport|Hindon Domestic Airport]] is the airport serving Ghaziabad and is operational in the city from 2019. It is the second commercial airport in the Delhi NCR after [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]. It (the passenger terminal) was inaugurated by Hon. Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi on 08 March 2019. | |||
The closest international airport is the [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]. Hindon Domestic Airport currently operates flights to Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand and Hubli, Karnataka.<ref>[http://livemint.com/companies/news/udan-scheme-4-airlines-to-link-ghaziabad-to-8-small-towns-from-mid-may-1552043368616.html UDAN flights from Hindon airport, Ghaziabad, will connect to Hubli, Jamnagar, Shimla, Kalburgi, Kannur, Nashik, Faizabad, Pithoragarh] Livemint</ref> | |||
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