BMC departs for Ambernath to establish a Waste Management Plant

City waste is dumped at the Kanjurmarg dumping ground because the Deonar and Mulund dumping grounds are at capacity. Fortunately, after much waiting, the BMC is now able to purchase 13 plots totaling 30 acres in the village of Mauje Karwale in Ambernath to construct a waste management project plant. The civic organisation recently offered the Thane Collector's Office a proposal for buying the land.

 

Every day, 5,500 metric tonnes of trash are produced in Mumbai. 2016 saw the closure of dumping grounds in Mulund and Deonar after the High Court noted that they had reached saturation points. Currently, the Kanjurmarg dump processes about 4,000 metric tonnes of waste per day using the bioreactor method. Construction waste and other waste total 1,500 metric tonnes per day that are dumped in the Deonar yard.

 

The BMC made it necessary for bulk waste generators, such as housing societies or commercial establishments with an area of more than 20,000 square metres or generating 100 kg of waste per day, to treat their waste on-site to lessen the burden of waste on dumping grounds. Currently, 50% of the bulk generators are handling their waste processing. The city's civic organisation has also created an action plan called "Vision 2030" to enhance waste disposal in the area.

 

The BMC was in communication with the state government at the same time to obtain a different site for waste management. For the waste management project in 2015, the state government decided to give BMC a total of 52.10 hectares of public land and 12.20 hectares of private land.

 

As a result, on January 18, 2016, BMC received 38 hectares of public land for Rs 10 crore. However, the pandemic caused delays in other acquisition procedures for 13 plots, according to the BMC civic official from the solid waste management department.

On July 13, 2022, the BMC issued a purchase notice on behalf of the concerned landowners and will negotiate to purchase it.