Kanjurmarg dumping ground

'Right to breathe fresh air part of Article 21 of constitution,' HC seeks short-term measures over Kanjurmarg dumping site

December 23, 2025 10:09 am

The Court also said that the authorities shall give effective and efficient response to complaints made by citizens through dedicated helpline or email round the clock.

Mumbai may come to a standstill if dumping of waste is stopped at Kanjurmarg overnight: BMC

May 05, 2025 11:24 pm

The Kanjurmarg land parcel has been in use for a Sanitary Landfill since 2016 and civic officials maintained that at present the plot houses 20 lakh metric tonnes of solid waste

HC restores 'protected forest' status of 120 hectares of Kanjurmarg dumping site

May 02, 2025 10:04 pm

It quashed and set aside the 2009 decision that de-notified the 'protected forest' status of the said land for creation of dumping ground.

Court stays NGT order on Kanjurmarg dumping ground

April 18, 2014 12:38 am

Pvt contractor in charge of Kanjurmarg maintenance ‘violated’ BMC norms

January 31, 2014 5:07 pm

Locals and activists stopped trucks carrying sand into the dumpyard Thursday suspecting that dumping in mangrove areas was on along the periphery of the landfill “in violation of a Bombay High Court stay order.

Deonar's garbage burden continues to mount

August 20, 2013 12:37 am

The delay in approval for raising the height of Deonar dumping ground has forced BMC to spread the overflowing garbage across the 128-acre plot.

Kanjurmarg dump to be ready for full use by October

July 24, 2013 2:13 am

The ground will receive 4,000 tonnes of the 6,500 tonnes of municipal solid waste generated daily in the city

BMC to knock on govt door for solution

May 21, 2013 3:56 am

HC last month banned disposal of waste at Kanjurmarg dumping ground,increasing pressure on other sites.

HC says ‘CRZ norms violation’ by BMC worrying

May 10, 2013 3:10 am

A DIVISION bench of Bombay High Court,hearing a batch of petitions seeking better norms and action against illegal dumping grounds,on Thursday expressed concern over alleged violation of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) norms by BMC at Kanjurmarg dumping ground.

BMC to take steps to curb stench from Kanjurmarg

August 25, 2012 5:32 am

After the BMC received several complaints from residents about stench emanating from Kanjurmarg dumping ground,it will now curb the stench by pest control measures.