印度的奇观垃圾山越来越大了，飞机都怕
<p><span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> '<span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Everest">Everest</span>' <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Trash">Trash</span> <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="Growing">Growing</span> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="Fast">Fast</span>, <span word="It">It</span> <span word="Needs">Needs</span> <span word="Aircraft">Aircraft</span> <span word="Warning">Warning</span> <span word="Lights">Lights</span></p><p>印度的垃圾“珠穆朗玛峰”飞速增长，需要飞机警示灯</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="tall">tall</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="towers">towers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ghazipur">Ghazipur</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="startling">startling</span> <span word="pace">pace</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taj">Taj</span> <span word="Mahal">Mahal</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="iconic">iconic</span> <span word="monuments">monuments</span>.</p><p>新德里的<span word="Ghazipur">Ghazipur</span>垃圾填埋场继续以惊人的速度增长，与伦敦桥的塔楼一样高。在一年内，它的高度将超过泰姬陵，后者是该国最具标志性的纪念碑之一。</p><p><span word="Nicknamed">Nicknamed</span> '<span word="Mount">Mount</span> <span word="Everest">Everest</span>' <span word="by">by</span> <span word="locals">locals</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansive">expansive</span> <span word="pile">pile</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fetid">fetid</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 65 <span word="metres">metres</span> (213 <span word="feet">feet</span>) <span word="tall">tall</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="warned">warned</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="overdue">overdue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="lights">lights</span>.</p><p>这个填埋场被当地人称为“珠穆朗玛峰”，大量的恶臭物质已超过65米（213英尺）高。正如印度最高法院最近出台的警告所言，已经超过需要飞机警示灯的高度了。</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="Ghazipur">Ghazipur</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1984, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> - <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span> - <span word="never">never</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intention">intention</span>. <span word="By">By</span> 2002, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="landfill">landfill</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span> <span word="at">at</span> 20 <span word="metres">metres</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="closed">closed</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 21 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="monstrosity">monstrosity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="landfills">landfills</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="maximum">maximum</span> <span word="volume">volume</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="Ghazipur">Ghazipur</span>于1984年首次开业时，这当然不是有意制造垃圾山的。到2002年，垃圾填埋场达到了20米的容量，就应该关闭了。今天，生活在新德里的2100万人主要依靠这个不断增长的怪物和另外两个垃圾填埋场，所有垃圾填埋场至少在十年前都达到了最大值。</p>
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