Mumbai, October 1: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) closed the city's second largest dumping ground in Mulund permanently on Monday. The decision was taken after the dumping ground reached its threshold maximum limit and more trash cannot be dumped there. The dumping ground used to get a feed of around 1,500 metric tonnes of waste daily, which will now be routed to Deonar and Kanjurmarg dumping ground. Garbage Management: Supreme Court Raps L-G Anil Baijal For Missing Crucial Meet On Waste Management.

Deputy municipal commissioner of Solid Waste Management (SWM) department confirmed that the dumping ground has exhausted its capacity and that the BMC will reclaim the land. The BMC has also appointed the contractor to process the waste and to detach the garbage out of the city. Woman Brutally Murdered by Neighbour Over Dumping Garbage on Terrace in Vadodara.

The Mulund dumping ground had been in use since 1967 and was spread in over 24 hectares of land. According to an official from SWM, around seven million cubic metres of waste, towering more than 30 metres in height has accumulated on the site.

The existing waste will be processed and enzymes will be put to decompose the garbage and BMC will reclaim the land within six years. The waste processing will cost around Rs 650 crore to the Municipal Corporation.

While adding to the current situation, the BMC officials have said that the Kanjurmarg and Deonar dumping grounds are nearly full and they have identified two new dumping grounds in Taloja and Airoli.

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