The Deonar dumping ground is a waste dumping ground or landfill in the city of Mumbai. Located in the city’s Deonar, an eastern suburb of the city, it is India’s oldest and largest dumping ground, set up in 1927. The dumping ground is managed by the city’s civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (also known as Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai), which also manages the two other dumping grounds in the city; one in the neighbourhood of Mulund and one recently opened in Kanjurmarg.
The dumping ground extends over 132 hectares and receives 5,500 metric tonnes of waste, 600 metric tonnes of silt and 25 tonnes of bio-medical waste daily.
The Deonar dumping ground has caused health issues for the residents from Mumbai’s neighbourhood of Chembur, Govandi and Mankhurd. Recurrent fires at the dump have caused conditions unfit for habitation for residents of the adjacent area.
In this video of East India Comedy, Sapan Verma tells you why you should care about the situation of India’s largest dumping ground. He provides you news in a comic way and it is amazing.