India, Aug. 7 -- The Bombay High Court has dismissed a petition seeking the relocation of the waste processing facility operating at the Hadapsar industrial estate in Pune.

In its order dated August 5, the court directed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and the Pune Cantonment Board (PCB) to ensure that no mixed solid waste is dumped on any part of the 28-acre site, and that all operations strictly comply with environmental regulations.

The HC bench Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Judge Sandeep V Marne stated that while the existing facility can continue operations, PMC and PCB must ensure strict adherence to the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, and the conditions laid down in the environmental authorisation.

"PCB and PMC shall en...