Malba-Hill: Mumbai is facing an 8,000-tonne/day debris problem

May 26, 2026 | 20:49 IST

Mumbai now generates more construction debris than household garbage every day. It’s a stark contrast – one the one side, a new shiny city is emerging; but on the other the city is smothering itself with its own muck

Mumbai’s construction boom now leaves behind a bigger daily pile of rubble than the city’s household garbage.

The civic body estimates that Mumbai generates about 8,000 metric tonnes of construction and demolition waste every day, against roughly 7,000 metric tonnes of municipal waste — a stark measure of how intensely the city is being pulled down, dug up and rebuilt.

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Malba-Hill: Mumbai is facing an 8,000-tonne/day debris problem

Mumbai now generates more construction debris than household garbage every day. It’s a stark contrast – one the one side, a new shiny city is emerging; but on the other the city is smothering itself with its own muck

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Malba-Hill: Mumbai is facing an 8,000-tonne/day debris problem

Mumbai now generates more construction debris than household garbage every day. It’s a stark contrast – one the one side, a new shiny city is emerging; but on the other the city is smothering itself with its own muck

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