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"Last Extension": Court Extends Dumping Waste At Mumbai's Deonar Till December 31
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to continue dumping of solid waste at Deonar ground in the eastern suburbs till December 31 this year but said it was the "last extension" being granted to the BMC.
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Fire At Mumbai's Deonar Dumping Ground, No Causalities Reported
A fire broke out at the Deonar dumping ground on Monday afternoon leading to toxic fumes emanating from the garbage dump. Eight fire engines and seven water tankers were sent to the spot to bring the fire under control.
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Probe Finds Scrap Dealers Responsible For Fire In Mumbai's Deonar
Nine scrap dealers have been arrested by the police in connection with the fires that broke out at the Deonar dumping ground on two occasions - once on January 27 and again on March 20 this year.
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A Burning Mountain Of Trash In Mumbai Fuels Middle-Class Outcry
Deonar is Asia's oldest and largest garbage dump, and when it caught fire recently the smoke was visible from space, according to NASA images.
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Rahul Gandhi Tours Deonar Garbage Dump, Likely To Become Election Issue
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi toured the Deonar garbage dumpyard located in the eastern suburb of Mumbai, where several fires have broken out over the last few months, sending toxic smoke into the region.
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Rahul Gandhi To Visit Deonar Dumping Ground On April 12
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will visit Mumbai on Tuesday during which he would visit the Deonar dumping ground that was recently in news due to massive fires, after which he would also meet jewellers, who have been on strike to oppose excise duty on gold jewellery.
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Deonar Fire: Action Will Be Taken Based On Report, Says Prakash Javadekar
Even as an infant died allegedly of suffocation in a locality near Deonar dumping ground where a fire has been raging since last week, the Union Environment Ministry today said future course of action will be taken after a two-member probe team submits its report on Monday.
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Congress Seeks Immediate Closure Of Deonar Dumping Ground
Blaming the ruling Shiv Sena and BJP for their "failure" to find an efficient way of disposing Mumbai's garbage, a delegation of Congress today demanded immediate closure of Deonar dumping ground where a fire broke recently.
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Three Days After Fire Broke Out, Flames And Thick Smoke At Mumbai's Deonar
Three days after a fire broke out at Mumbai's Deonar dumping ground, it has still not been doused. Civic body BMC has said it suspects sabotage behind the second large fire in the city's biggest dumping ground in less than two months.
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Tale Of Two Cities: Mumbai Air Quality Plunges, Delhi Fares Better
Air quality of several Mumbai areas today oscillated between 'poor' and 'very poor', against the backdrop of Deonar dumping ground fire, while in Delhi it was 'good' due to favourable weather conditions.
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Another Fire At Mumbai's Deonar Dumping Ground, Shiv Sena Alleges 'Conspiracy'
Mumbai has been choked by yet another fire at the Deonar dumping ground, that has pushed the pollution level in the city to over 100 under PM 2.5. In Deonar, the figures are much higher. Now, the Central Government is taking note and promising action.
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Environment Ministry Forms 2-Member Team To Probe Deonar Fire
Terming as a "serious" issue the fire at the Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai which is emitting toxic gases, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that a two-member special team will be sent to investigate the incident.
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Fire At Mumbai's Deonar Still On, Sabotage Suspected By Civic Body
A fire that broke out at Mumbai's Deonar dumping ground in the eastern suburbs of the city on Saturday evening has still not been doused. This is the second massive fire in city's biggest dumping ground in less than two months. The civic body suspects sabotage behind the fresh fire.
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Sachin Tendulkar Bats For Deonar Ground Residents, Writes To Civic Body
Batting for the Deonar residents, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to find long-term solutions to the problems, related to health and lack of basic amenities, faced by slum-dwellers residing near the waste dumping ground.
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If Steps Not Taken, Our Cities Would Resemble Gas Chambers: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today expressed concern about the fire at Mumbai's Deonar dumping ground which led to a heavy layer of smog covering the eastern part of the state capital, and called for "scientific disposal" of garbage.
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"Last Extension": Court Extends Dumping Waste At Mumbai's Deonar Till December 31
The Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to continue dumping of solid waste at Deonar ground in the eastern suburbs till December 31 this year but said it was the "last extension" being granted to the BMC.
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Fire At Mumbai's Deonar Dumping Ground, No Causalities Reported
A fire broke out at the Deonar dumping ground on Monday afternoon leading to toxic fumes emanating from the garbage dump. Eight fire engines and seven water tankers were sent to the spot to bring the fire under control.
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Probe Finds Scrap Dealers Responsible For Fire In Mumbai's Deonar
Nine scrap dealers have been arrested by the police in connection with the fires that broke out at the Deonar dumping ground on two occasions - once on January 27 and again on March 20 this year.
-
A Burning Mountain Of Trash In Mumbai Fuels Middle-Class Outcry
Deonar is Asia's oldest and largest garbage dump, and when it caught fire recently the smoke was visible from space, according to NASA images.
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Rahul Gandhi Tours Deonar Garbage Dump, Likely To Become Election Issue
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi toured the Deonar garbage dumpyard located in the eastern suburb of Mumbai, where several fires have broken out over the last few months, sending toxic smoke into the region.
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Rahul Gandhi To Visit Deonar Dumping Ground On April 12
Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will visit Mumbai on Tuesday during which he would visit the Deonar dumping ground that was recently in news due to massive fires, after which he would also meet jewellers, who have been on strike to oppose excise duty on gold jewellery.
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Deonar Fire: Action Will Be Taken Based On Report, Says Prakash Javadekar
Even as an infant died allegedly of suffocation in a locality near Deonar dumping ground where a fire has been raging since last week, the Union Environment Ministry today said future course of action will be taken after a two-member probe team submits its report on Monday.
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Congress Seeks Immediate Closure Of Deonar Dumping Ground
Blaming the ruling Shiv Sena and BJP for their "failure" to find an efficient way of disposing Mumbai's garbage, a delegation of Congress today demanded immediate closure of Deonar dumping ground where a fire broke recently.
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Three Days After Fire Broke Out, Flames And Thick Smoke At Mumbai's Deonar
Three days after a fire broke out at Mumbai's Deonar dumping ground, it has still not been doused. Civic body BMC has said it suspects sabotage behind the second large fire in the city's biggest dumping ground in less than two months.
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Tale Of Two Cities: Mumbai Air Quality Plunges, Delhi Fares Better
Air quality of several Mumbai areas today oscillated between 'poor' and 'very poor', against the backdrop of Deonar dumping ground fire, while in Delhi it was 'good' due to favourable weather conditions.
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Another Fire At Mumbai's Deonar Dumping Ground, Shiv Sena Alleges 'Conspiracy'
Mumbai has been choked by yet another fire at the Deonar dumping ground, that has pushed the pollution level in the city to over 100 under PM 2.5. In Deonar, the figures are much higher. Now, the Central Government is taking note and promising action.
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Environment Ministry Forms 2-Member Team To Probe Deonar Fire
Terming as a "serious" issue the fire at the Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai which is emitting toxic gases, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that a two-member special team will be sent to investigate the incident.
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Fire At Mumbai's Deonar Still On, Sabotage Suspected By Civic Body
A fire that broke out at Mumbai's Deonar dumping ground in the eastern suburbs of the city on Saturday evening has still not been doused. This is the second massive fire in city's biggest dumping ground in less than two months. The civic body suspects sabotage behind the fresh fire.
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Sachin Tendulkar Bats For Deonar Ground Residents, Writes To Civic Body
Batting for the Deonar residents, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to find long-term solutions to the problems, related to health and lack of basic amenities, faced by slum-dwellers residing near the waste dumping ground.
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If Steps Not Taken, Our Cities Would Resemble Gas Chambers: Devendra Fadnavis
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today expressed concern about the fire at Mumbai's Deonar dumping ground which led to a heavy layer of smog covering the eastern part of the state capital, and called for "scientific disposal" of garbage.
