Kanjurmarg dumping ground

Bombay HC-appointed committee wants methane audit at Kanjumarg landfill

May 07, 2026 10:09 pm

Committee flags odour and pollution concerns; recommends AQI monitors, green buffer zones and waste-to-energy facilities.

Monitoring vans & 'odour diary': After HC rap, BMC steps up supervision at Kanjurmarg dumping ground

April 28, 2026 10:12 pm

The deployment of machinery comes along the heels of the Bombay HC directives to monitor and study emissions of gases including methane, which trigger later night odour in the neighbourhood.

‘High time we value human lives’: Bombay High Court warns of shutting down Kanjurmarg dumping site

April 24, 2026 4:24 pm

The Bombay High Court slammed the Maharashtra government and the BMC for its ‘extremely casual approach’ amid a methane gas emission risk at the Kanjurmarg dumping site.

'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