Smoke, toxic gas blanket Mumbai
MUMBAI: Feb 1, 2016, DHNS
Maharashtra govt orders probe into fire
With smoke and toxic gas still coming out of the Deonar dumping ground, the city has come under a blanket of smog which has affected visibility besides adding to health concerns, prompting the Maharashtra government to order a probe into the causes of fire and check whether it was an act of sabotage.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke to Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta and newly-appointed Police Commissioner Datta Padsalgikar to check out on the possible causes of the fire that had affected Mumbai. For the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), this has become a major challenge.
“BMC Commissioner informs that smoke at Deonar is substantially under control. I’ve asked CP, Mumbai, to enquire into possibility of a sabotage,” Fadnavis tweeted.
The Deonar dumping ground, set up in 1927, is one of the biggest landfills of the country. 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. Between March and June, the daily amount of silt rises to more than 9,000 metric tonnes because of drain cleaning in advance of the monsoon season.
A special team of the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) has been deployed to control the fire and they are camping there round-the-clock to monitor the situation. A strong contingent of fire brigade officials, comprising 21 officers of MFB along with 132 fire fighters and personnel, battled with the blaze for the third consecutive day.
The fire had broken out at the Deonar dumping ground on Thursday. Though the fire brigade had brought the blaze under control in the early hours of Friday, it spread to another 2 km area on Saturday. Since Sunday morning, the situation has eased a bit, but the concerns remain. Former minister and NCP leader Sachin Ahir hit out at the Maharashtra government for its failure to douse the fire at the Deonar dumping ground.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis spoke to Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta and newly-appointed Police Commissioner Datta Padsalgikar to check out on the possible causes of the fire that had affected Mumbai. For the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), this has become a major challenge.
“BMC Commissioner informs that smoke at Deonar is substantially under control. I’ve asked CP, Mumbai, to enquire into possibility of a sabotage,” Fadnavis tweeted.
The Deonar dumping ground, set up in 1927, is one of the biggest landfills of the country. 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. Between March and June, the daily amount of silt rises to more than 9,000 metric tonnes because of drain cleaning in advance of the monsoon season.
A special team of the Mumbai Fire Brigade (MFB) has been deployed to control the fire and they are camping there round-the-clock to monitor the situation. A strong contingent of fire brigade officials, comprising 21 officers of MFB along with 132 fire fighters and personnel, battled with the blaze for the third consecutive day.
The fire had broken out at the Deonar dumping ground on Thursday. Though the fire brigade had brought the blaze under control in the early hours of Friday, it spread to another 2 km area on Saturday. Since Sunday morning, the situation has eased a bit, but the concerns remain. Former minister and NCP leader Sachin Ahir hit out at the Maharashtra government for its failure to douse the fire at the Deonar dumping ground.
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