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Changing City: BMC mulls biomining of legacy waste at Deona dumping ground

20/01/2023 05:18 PM | Click to read full article

The 96-year-old gigantic Deonar dumping ground in the suburbs of Mumbai has been infamous for recurrent fires. With the aim to reclaim this land as a long-term measure and for the scientific closure of the dump yard, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is examining the possibility of biomining of legacy waste at Deonar. To determine the Biomining potential of legacy waste at Deonar dumping ground, BMC has floated an express of interest for sampling and testing of this legacy waste. 

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