Gaps in debris disposal stain ‘clean Navi Mumbai’ tag: Forum

Navi Mumbai: While Navi Mumbai is proud to be ranked third in the list of cleanest cities in the country, a question has now arisen as to whether there is an adequate, authorised and integrated collection, transportation, processing and disposal system for the Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste, ie debris, generated in this city.

Alert Citizens Forum has complained to Prime Minister’s office demanding that this serious administrative and environmental issue be taken into account. The complaint is based on information sought from City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) under Right to Information Act.

The Forum said records of a subsequent first-appeal hearing raised questions about the availability of an integrated, authorised debris-disposal system across CIDCO’s jurisdiction. Large quantities of C&D waste are generated by redevelopment, road, metro, infrastructure and other construction projects in Navi Mumbai.

NMMC sources said that a C&D waste plant has been proposed at the Turbhe landfill site. Ironically, Cidco officials said the debris is being dumped in the low-lying areas in the absence of a processing plant.