Local residents living near the Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai are once again facing serious problems, as a fresh fire broke out on Sunday afternoon, enveloping the stretch from Chembur to Navi Mumbai in smoke and seriously affecting the air quality.
21 March,2016 11:15 AM IST
Referring to the Deonar dumping ground fire, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentarian Kirit Somaiya on Monday said it is a 'dumping scam'.
21 March,2016 12:58 PM IST
A police complaint was registered by the Mumbai civic body after it suspected sabotage in the massive fire at the Deonar dumping ground. A massive fire broke out at the dumping ground, spread over 132 hectares and having at least 12 million tons of garbage, on Sunday (March 20) night.
22 March,2016 11:01 AM IST
Speaking on the Deonar dumping ground issue, Minister of State for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Saturday said that the government has taken this very seriously. He said new solid waste management techniques will come into force soon.
02 April,2016 07:04 PM IST
A massive fire broke out at a dumping ground in Mumbai's East Mulund Hari Om Nagar on Monday morning. The garbage smoke led to a chaos among the residents living near the dumping area, causing itching in eyes and breathing problems.
11 April,2016 08:18 PM IST
Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said only sloganeering won't help in solving the problem of Mumbai's Deonar dumping ground, which was recently in news due to massive fires.
12 April,2016 05:26 PM IST
Thick smog engulfed Kalyan in Maharashtra's Thane district after fire broke out in Agarwadi dumping ground on Tuesday evening.
01 June,2016 04:24 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
