(UNI) Bombay High Court came down heavily down on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for allegedly violating several norms pertaining to Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and for dumping garbage on wetlands and mangroves in suburban Kanjur Marg.
Division bench consisting of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Amjad Sayed expressed shock when it was informed that the civic body had taken over land beyond what was allowed to be used for them by the Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoEF) to dump garbage.
'The corporation is incorrigible. It has no concern for the environment and people,' Justice Chandrachud said.
The bench was hearing a bunch of public interest litigations either seeking directions to close dumping grounds at various places within Mumbai or raising concern over non-implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules.
The court was informed about a report of the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), which stated that the BMC was using more than the allotted 65.96 hectares of land for dumping and filling activity.
According to the report, the dumping of waste was affecting wetlands and mangrove patches.
The court was also submitted a report of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) stating that waste processing was being done by bio reactor instead of the sanctioned Windrow composting method. UNI
