Mumbai: Residents breathe easy as Aadharwadi dumping ground shuts down
Around four lakh residents staying near Aadharwadi dumping ground in Kalyan will breathe fresh air. The residents were complaining about the polluted air and health related issues due to the smoke from the dumping ground for the last 37 years. The landfill was closed following the zero garbage programme initiated by the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation a year ago.
After the Aadharwadi dumping ground in Kalyan was completely closed for dumping waste on May 25, 2021, on Wednesday Vijay Suryanvanshi, Municipal Commissioner, Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation visited the dumping ground along with Ramdas Kokare, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, solid waste management, KDMC. It was announced that the waste in the ground will be segregated. Further the commissioner announced that the dumping ground will be beautified into a garden, cycling and walking track.