aExcerpt from CG+, reported by Vibha Singh on February 13, 2010: Read Full Article
The Brihanmumbai Corporation (BMC) is again facing problems at the Deonar dumping ground with the local slum dwellers and rag pickers creating problems for Tatva Global Environment. The organisation has been appointed by the BMC to revamp the Deonar dumping ground. The contractors and the labourers working on the site are threatened by the locals working at the dumping ground.
The 127-hectare dumping ground, in existence since 1927, has been polluting the nearby creek waters besides contributing heavily to the deteriorating air quality in the neighbourhood. After a long battle between concerned residents and the authorities, the BMC was finally forced to give an affidavit in court stating that it would close the ground scientifically. The standing committee passed the proposal of closing the ground a couple of months ago.
BMC official says, “The menace has grown to such an extent that contractors are finding it difficult to carry out work at the site.” To carry out scientific closure of the dump, a project that is expected to take two years, the BMC needs to build a boundary wall.
