The closure of dumping grounds and scientific processing of waste in Mumbai, seems to be a distant dream. As the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) wants societies to process its own waste to reduce the burden from the already full dumping grounds, it is unable to process the waste collected over the years at Mulund dumping ground. The BMC has also failed to attract contractors for closing the Mulund dumping ground by processing waste even after a year. The civic body has issued tenders thrice in the past and is likely to publish a fresh tender again.

The Mulund dumping ground. File Pic