BMC to Move Top Court After HC Declares Kanjurmarg Landfill a Protected Forest

The civic body warns the city could come to a standstill if forced to halt dumping at the largest landfill

- Sabah Virani

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court order restoring Mumbai's only active landfill at Kanjurmarg to the status of a "protected forest" has left the civic authorities in a bind. With the 142-hectare plot serving as a dumping ground for 90% of the city's solid waste, the BMC has decided to approach the Supreme Court to challenge the high court order.

"If we aren't allowed to continue using it for waste processing, we will seek time to find an alternative place where waste can be dumped and processed. Since there is a crisis of land in Mumbai, if we are forced to stop it overnight, the city will come to a standstill," said a civic official present at the meeting where a decision was taken to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the apex court.