India, July 9 -- The Bombay high court on Tuesday constituted a committee to look into the consequences of the Kanjurmarg dumping ground on its surrounding large human habitation.

The division bench of justice GS Kulkarni and justice Arif Doctor was hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) by Dayanand Stalin, director of NGO Vanashakti, challenging the civic body's move to expand the Kanjurmarg dumping ground. The bench appointed the principal secretary of the environment department, to lead the committee. It also directed the committee to brief the Urban Development Department (UDD) on creating a robust mechanism to identify suitable alternative dumping sites with modern amenities outside municipal areas.

The 142-hectare Kanjurmarg p...