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Saumya Roy's book "Mountain Tales: Love and Loss in the
Municipality of Castaway Belongings" provides a picture of some of the people whose lives and work are focused on the Deonar dump and it relates some of the attempts which have been made to close the site.
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In August 2008, it was reported that after receiving complaints from and pollution from the dump, the
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had decided to close down a section of the dumping ground and use it to generate 7 to 8
90:(WTE) plant at the Deonar dumping ground. The BMC's proposal has been accepted by the state environment impact assessment authority (SEIAA) and is currently under examination by the state-level expert appraisal committee (EAC).
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222:(US$ 84 million). Partial closing was to take place in two phases, 65 hectares in the first phase, and in the second phase construction of a processing plant and sanitary landfill on the remaining 55 hectares.
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of waste, 600 metric tonnes of silt and 25 tonnes of bio-medical waste daily. Between March and June the daily amount of silt rises to more than 9,000 metric tonnes because of drain cleaning in advance of the
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patients. In 2015, neighbourhood surrounding to the dumping ground was identified as the city's most polluted area. Another fire broke out at the Deonar dumping ground in
January 2016 causing the
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in the north-eastern part of the city, where about 2,000 metric tonnes of garbage are dumped daily. In March 2015, a new dumping site was opened in the city by the
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has also been a concern in the nearby areas; as the rate stands at 60-80 per 1000 live births, which is double the average of 35.2 for the entire city.
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on 6 August moved a proposal before the state environment department seeking environment clearance for its proposed
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NASA Image: Smoke from the fire which broke out on 28 Jan 2016 at the Deonar dumping ground, Mumbai
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Mountain Tales: Love and Loss in the
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The dump rises to around 114 ft. high. However, in
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599:"Dumping grounds: Will shut only Mulund dump yard, says BMC"
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537:"Mumbail locals 'raise' stink over Deonar dump height"
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382:"65 acres of Deonar dumping ground to be closed down"
773:"Deonar dump fire chokes suburbs; smog across city"
564:Kunal Purohit; Poorvi Kulkarni (14 December 2014).
511:"45% of Deonar dumping ground to be cleared by May"
350:"45% of Deonar dumping ground to be cleared by May"
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414:"BMC in the dock over toxic gases at Deonar dump"
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922:Waste management in India
819:. Mumbai. 11 January 2014
797:. Mumbai. 28 January 2016
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