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HC warns against ‘Moshi-like’ landfill tragedy in Mumbai

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  1. Bombay High Court warns against a landfill tragedy like the July 8 collapse in Moshi, where a waste mound killed nine workers.

  2. Court was hearing petitions about pollution and health hazards from the Kanjurmarg landfill in Mumbai.

  3. Justices Girish Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe cited Indore's cleanest city tag and asked why Mumbai cannot achieve similar sanitation standards.

  4. Court suggested increasing the penalty for spitting and littering from ₹200 to ₹2,000.

  5. Court directed BMC commissioner to ensure ward officers clear garbage from roads immediately.

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