A Bombay High Court-appointed committee monitoring pollution at Mumbai’s only operational landfill has recommended urgent measures to tackle methane emissions and foul odour at Kanjurmarg, a site that processes 86% of the city’s daily waste and has previously been identified among the world’s top 25 methane hotspot zones. The Kanjurmarg landfill processes around 6,100 metric tonnes (MT) of waste daily, accounting for nearly 86 per cent of Mumbai ’s daily garbage generation. The committee submitted its report to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), recommending a series of short- and long-term measures, including relocation of material recovery facilities (MRFs), improved soil cover and the setting up of waste-to-energy and bio-methanation plants. The HC had constituted the committee in January following concerns that garbage dumping activities at the site were violating citizens’ right to a healthy environment under Article 21 of the Constitution.…