Deonar Fire

Two months on, environment ministry directs closure of Deonar dumping ground

Over two months after a major fire at the Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai, the central government has directed the city's civic to close the dumping area

Air quality in Mumbai descends into the 'poor' category following recent Deonar fire

The recent fire at the Deonar dumping ground sent the air quality in Mumbai plummeting down to ‘poor’. A Times of India report on Monday said that pollution in the city went from ‘moderate’ to ‘poor’ within a span of a few days

BJP trying to take political mileage out of the Deonar fire issue: Shiv Sena

Maharashtra Environment Minister and senior Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam alleged on Monday that the recent incidents of fire at the Deonar dumping ground were the "handiwork" of BJP and that the ruling party was trying to gain political mileage out of the issue.

Waste management is imperative in Delhi as the national capital inches closer to another Deonar

The Deonar dumping ground fire in Mumbai has not just exposed the fast deteriorating living conditions in India’s financial capital but also rung the alarm bells for the most notoriously polluted city of India — Delhi.

Deonar fire: After infant dies from breathing problems, officials refute parents' blame on smoke

A six-month old boy has died in a locality near Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai where a a fire has been raging since last week, with the parents saying the baby died of suffocation due to toxic gases emitted from the blaze, a charge refuted by officials.

Deonar dumping ground fire: Residents demand immediate solution in protest at Azad Maidan

Amid rising health concerns over smog spreading in areas adjacent to the Deonar dumping ground where a fire broke out on Saturday emitting toxic gases, a large number of residents on Tuesday protested at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, demanding an immediate solution to the problem.

Deonar fire: Two-member team to probe incident, says Prakash Javadekar

On the 'serious' issue of fire at Deonar dumping ground which made the entire neigbourhood choke to toxic fumes, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said that a two-member special team will be sent to investigate the incident.

Welcome to Deonar! Where Mumbai burns its problems and locals choke on the fumes

Deonar was engulfed in thick smog resulting from a fire that broke out in the city's largest and oldest dumping ground.

The Silent Killer: Fouled by trash fire, Mumbai air still 95% better than Delhi

Large enough to be seen from space, the fire from a burning garbage dump on Mumbai’s eastern edge shut schools, but the city’s air-pollution levels were almost twice as good–relatively speaking–as Delhi’s, according to data from IndiaSpend’s #Breathe air-quality sensors.

Holy smoke! Nasa images of Deonar fire indicate extent of Mumbai's pollution scare

Close on the heels of the publicity surrounding Delhi's odd-even scheme, a massive fire at the Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai shifted the focus to the commercial capital.