India, April 11 -- The long-pending issue of waste disposal at the Mulund dumping ground is set to see significant progress, with the BMC giving an assurance that all processed garbage at the site will be relocated within a year. The commitment was made during a review meeting at Sahyadri Guesthouse by civic chief and administrator Bhushan Gagrani. At the meeting chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Mulund MLA Mihir Kotecha expressed concern about the delays in closing the landfill.

Kotecha highlighted that the Mulund landfill, which ceased operations in December 2018, had been handed over to Biomining India Private Limited for bio-mining and scientific waste-processing. The Rs.731-crore project was scheduled to be completed in s...