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Kanjurmarg dumping ground: how far is each project, and what’s in court
Mumbai’s main landfill in Kanjurmarg East: its size, the forest and odour cases in court, every Kanjurmarg, Bhandup and Mulund project’s distance from it, and how to judge it before you buy.
By Ashwin · Updated · Not legal advice
What the landfill is
Mumbai’s main active landfill, run for the BMC in Kanjurmarg East. Most of the city’s daily waste goes there.
141.77 ha
site area
about 350 acres
~6,200 t
of waste a day
reported May 2026
~90%
of Mumbai’s waste
The court cases
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| Since 2018 | Kannamwar Nagar residents in the Bombay High Court over odour from the site. |
| 2 May 2025 | Bombay High Court, on a petition by the trust Vanashakti, quashes the de-notification of 119.91 ha: the land is protected forest again. |
| 1 Aug 2025 | The Supreme Court stays that ruling. The BMC keeps using the site. |
| 7 May 2026 | In the odour case, the High Court calls odour and emissions the most disturbing issue before it, reaching Mulund, Bhandup, Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli. |
Both cases were open when this guide was updated. A final ruling on the forest question could change what happens at the site; check the latest before you buy.
How far each project is
Straight-line distance from each project’s mapped point to the landfill’s edge, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. Distance alone doesn’t tell you how much you’ll smell it; it tells you where to start asking.
3
projects within 1 km
13
within 2 km
all 13 in Kanjurmarg
2.0 km to 4.0 km
Bhandup projects
28 on our map
3.5 km to 6.2 km
Mulund projects
31 on our map
| Project | Area | To the landfill |
|---|---|---|
| Agadh Sagar CHS | Kanjurmarg East | 800 m |
| Satyam CHS | Kanjurmarg East | 950 m |
| Shraddha Pavillion | Kanjurmarg East | 980 m |
| Shraddha Autumn Park | Kanjurmarg East | 1.0 km |
| Ramchandra Enclave | Kanjurmarg East | 1.1 km |
| Runwal Meadows | Kanjurmarg East | 1.1 km |
| Runwal Bliss | Kanjurmarg East | 1.1 km |
| Runwal Avenue | Kanjurmarg East | 1.2 km |
| Bhavani Plaza | Kanjurmarg East | 1.3 km |
| Visawa CHS | Kanjurmarg East | 1.4 km |
| Raheja Antares | Kanjurmarg West | 1.6 km |
| Avante | Kanjurmarg West | 1.7 km |
| Runwal Forests (Towers 9–11) | Kanjurmarg West | 1.7 km |
| Southfield Gravity | Bhandup East | 2.0 km |
| Shraddha Palacious | Bhandup West | 2.0 km |
| Lodha Corinthia | Bhandup West | 2.1 km |
| Shivmangal Residency | Bhandup East | 2.3 km |
| Ashoka Grandeur | Bhandup West | 2.3 km |
| Bhandup Siddhivinayak CHS | Bhandup East | 2.5 km |
| S S Vellozia CHS | Bhandup West | 2.5 km |
Projects within 2.5 km, nearest first. Linked names have a full report. Every project, with its other neighbours, is on our area pages: Kanjurmarg, Bhandup and Mulund.
1How to judge it yourself
How much a flat is affected depends on more than distance: the hour, the season and the wind all change it. Only a visit at the wrong time tells you.
- Time
- Two visits
- Cost
- Free
How to check
- Find the project on a map and measure to the landfill’s edge, not its centre.
- Visit once in daytime and once late at night or early in the morning. Kannamwar Nagar residents say the smell is worst between 1 am and 6 am.
- Ask people already living nearby, and the society office if the building is occupied, how often it reaches them.
- Check whether the Supreme Court has ruled on the forest question since this guide was updated.
Watch out for
- Show-flat visits only at midday.
- Brochures that give distances from the sales office, not the site.
- Claims that the landfill is closing: as of this guide, it is operating under the Supreme Court’s stay.
The checklist
| Check | Where | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from the site to the landfill’s edge | Map, or the table above | 2 min |
| A late-night or early-morning visit | The site | 1 hour |
| Ask residents nearby how often it smells | Neighbouring buildings | 30 min |
| Latest on the forest case | News, Supreme Court | 10 min |
See it for a project
Each project page on our map shows what is mapped around it, such as the landfill, salt pans and flood spots, and the nearest air-quality station. Free, no sign-up.
Sources
- ThePrint, “Kanjurmarg: Fight to shut down Mumbai’s biggest landfill”, 18 May 2026: site area, daily tonnage, the odour case and the 7 May 2026 hearing.
- Verdictum, on the Supreme Court’s order of 1 August 2025 staying the Bombay High Court’s judgment of 2 May 2025 (Vanashakti’s petition).
- Landfill outline: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances: our calculation.