The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is considering reducing the rate of its ‘Debris on Call’ service by 50 per cent to curb illegal debris dumping. Over the past two months, approximately 10,000 metric tonnes of debris were treated at the BMC plant, while daily debris generation in the city is about 7,000 to 8,000 metric tonnes.

In a media interaction on construction and demolition waste and air pollution, held at the Press Club on Thursday, Deputy Municipal Commissioner Kiran Dighawkar explained that since 2016, construction debris has been treated as a separate waste category. The BMC has launched two debris treatment plants with a combined capacity of 1,200 metric tonnes per day. If the capacity is increased, it could reach 1,400 to 1,500 metric tonnes per day, while the city's daily debris generation remains at 7,000 to 8,000 metric tonnes.