Stench of neglect: Citizens gasp for clean air around Kanjurmarg landfill

The landfill, the bane of residents such as Kumar, is Mumbai’s largest -- spread across 141.77 hectares, of which 118.41 hectares are operational

MUMBAI: When the Bombay High Court (HC) reconvenes after the summer vacations in June, as part of an ongoing hearing, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will have to submit a detailed day-to-day report monitoring odour and pollution levels between 1 am and 6 am at the Kanjurmarg dumping ground. Those are the hours when the stink rising from the landfill is the strongest, say residents.

iiMumbai, India - May 09, 2026: Sanjay Yelve 52 years old, Petitioner, pollution and odour emitting from Kanjurmarg dumping site in suburban eastern Mumbai affecting lakhs of residentsin suburban eastern Mumbai affecting lakhs of residents in Mulund, Vikhroli and Bhandup in Mumbai, India, on Saturday, May 09, 2026. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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When 42-year-old Manish Kumar moved from Kalyan to an apartment in Parivar Society, Kanjurmarg East,