Archive · 29 Jun 2025
BMC Extends Deonar Dumpsite Waste Bioremediation Deadline Again
The Mumbai city government, called BMC, has again given more time for a project to clean up the huge pile of trash at Deonar.
This project involves cleaning the garbage using natural methods like air, sunlight, and tiny organisms.
The goal is to remove 185 lakh tonnes of waste and make the land usable again.
The government plans to build houses there later.
This cleanup is part of a larger plan that includes building houses for people in Dharavi, led by the Adani group and the Maharashtra government.
BMC extended deadline for Deonar dumpsite waste bioremediation project.
The project aims to remediate 185 lakh tonnes of waste and reclaim 110 hectares.
The project's tender is valued at Rs 2,368 crore.
Bioremediation uses air, sunlight, and microorganisms to treat waste.
The Deonar dumpsite is slated for potential housing tenements.
- Who
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
- What
- BMC extended the deadline for waste bioremediation at Deonar dumpsite.
- When
- For the third time, the deadline was extended.
- Where
- Deonar dumpsite, Mumbai.
- Why
- To allow more time for the waste bioremediation project.
- Project
- Waste Bioremediation
- Location
- Deonar dumpsite
- Waste Volume
- 185 lakh tonnes
- Reclaimed Land
- 110 hectares
- Tender Value
- Rs 2,368 crore
- Key Parties
- BMC, Adani group