Overview
- Facing petitions from residents and an environmental group, the court on Friday warned it could stop dumping at Kanjurmarg unless authorities show immediate, concrete progress.
- The judges faulted the Maharashtra government, Mumbai’s civic body, and a court‑appointed committee for a lax, years‑long response that they said risks violating the constitutional right to life.
- The bench flagged methane as a key danger because it traps far more heat than carbon dioxide, and it directed daily monitoring and science‑based steps to cut emissions.
- Petitioners cited reports ranking Kanjurmarg 12th among 700 global super‑emitters of methane, a claim the court noted as it pressed for urgent mitigation.
- The court ordered detailed affidavits, noted a possible site visit, heard BMC say relocation is not feasible now, and took on-record the contractor’s claim that added controls and a move to waste‑to‑energy could reduce methane.