Archive · 28 Jul 2026
Navi Mumbai Lacks Integrated C&D Waste Management System
Navi Mumbai is growing fast with lots of new buildings and roads.
This creates a lot of construction waste, like broken concrete and dirt.
Activists say the city doesn't have a good plan to manage this waste.
They asked the government for information through an RTI request.
The government said they don't have a big plan for managing all this waste together.
Instead, each project handles its own waste.
Activists are worried because without proper places to dump the waste, people might dump it illegally.
They want the government to make a better plan with special places to dump waste, trucks to take it there, and rules to follow.
An RTI inquiry revealed the absence of an integrated C&D waste management system in Navi Mumbai.
Activists question how authorities can enforce action against illegal dumping without providing authorised disposal facilities.
CIDCO's response indicated no unified debris management system, with individual departments handling disposal through project-specific contracts.
The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has not responded to the RTI application, leading to a First Appeal.
Activists have urged authorities to formulate a joint debris management policy and establish authorised dumping sites and processing plants.
- Who
- Activists from Sajag Nagrik Manch and CIDCO officials
- What
- Lack of an integrated construction and demolition (C&D) waste management system in Navi Mumbai
- When
- The issue has been ongoing, with recent RTI inquiries and a high-level committee formed in January 2024
- Where
- Navi Mumbai, including areas like Uran and Ulwe
- Why
- Rapid infrastructure development and redevelopment projects generate significant construction debris, necessitating proper management
Activists
CIDCO
Existence of a Comprehensive System
Activists
Activists argue that there is no city-wide, integrated debris management framework.
CIDCO
CIDCO claims that individual departments handle debris disposal through project-specific contract clauses.
- RTI Applicant
- Bhimrao Sadaram Jamkhandikar
- Organisation
- Sajag Nagrik Manch
- Authorities Involved
- CIDCO, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC)
- High-Level Committee
- Constituted by Urban Development Department in January 2024
- Key Concerns
- Lack of authorised disposal facilities, processing plants, and enforcement mechanisms