Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has personally taken up the Deonar landfill fire issue. The Chief Minister has come up with a plan to avoid such incidents in future.
According to the corrective plan, two fire engines wil be stationed near the Deonar landfill, the broken boundary wall will be repaired in a month and an expert committee will suggest measures to control the methane release from the landfill.
Last week, the fire at Deonar dumping ground led Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to shut down 74 schools run by it, as the smoke from the ground veiled the area causing breathing difficulties.
BMC had to shut down 74 schools run by it as the smoke from the ground following the fire covered the area causing breathing difficulties.
In the backdrop of the fire in the Deonar dumping ground, the Bombay High Court had directed the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) to file an affidavit stating what steps it has taken towards securing the dumping ground to prevent such incidents.
Deonar is one of the biggest and oldest dumping grounds in Mumbai and the huge heap of garbage at the 132-acre waste site reportedly stands 20 metres tall as high as an 18-storey tower.
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