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Bombay HC Directs BMC To Strictly Enforce Solid Waste Rules, Warns Against Pune-Like Landfill Tragedy

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  1. The Bombay High Court directed the BMC to strictly enforce solid waste management rules across Mumbai and warned against a Pune-like landfill tragedy.

  2. The court referred to the July 8 landfill collapse at Moshi in Pune, which killed nine people, and said Mumbai must not witness such an incident.

  3. The bench directed the BMC Commissioner to issue strict directions to ward officers to keep roads and public places free of garbage.

  4. The court suggested greater use of CCTV cameras to identify littering and effective implementation of penalties.

  5. The court directed the BMC to submit a compliance report to the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board within 15 days.

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