As landfill sites move to far suburbs, experts study feasibility of using and extending existing railway network to transport 11,000 tonnes of garbage produced daily in the region

Even as plans get underway to solve Mumbai’s burgeoning garbage disposal problem — 8,000 tonnes per day and set to rise further — by developing a common landfill for the entire metropolitan region, experts at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) are simultaneously tackling the problem of transporting such large quantities of waste to the disposal site. To that end, the MMRDA is currently exploring the possibility of either using the existing railway network or laying a dedicated Metro Rail line for the purpose.
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