Palghar garbage dumping at the Morekuran waste site has left residents facing persistent foul odours, wastewater discharge and increased fly infestation, prompting local representatives to seek immediate action from the Palghar Municipal Council. Municipal president Uttam Gharat has assured weekly spraying in affected areas and action against contractors and employees responsible for unauthorised sewage discharge.
PALGHAR | September 8, 2026
Residents of Morekuran and neighbourhoods in central and northern Palghar have been dealing with foul smells from the municipal waste site, where city garbage is reportedly being stored without processing. The issue intensified after sewage containing human waste was allegedly discharged into a drain at the Morekuran dumping ground.
Morekuran sarpanch Dheeraj Sankhe and gram panchayat members met Gharat to express concern over the situation. During the meeting, they said the odour and fly infestation linked to the waste site had created health problems in the surrounding area. They also informed the municipal council that sewage had reportedly been released directly into the site for around four months, affecting a drinking-water source.
The municipal council has awarded a contract for garbage collection in Palghar for several years. The contract requires wet and dry waste to be collected separately and wet waste to be composted. However, municipal officials cited inadequate public cooperation and a lack of space for composting as reasons for storing mixed waste at the dumping ground.
The council had begun biomining work at the end of April to process and segregate accumulated waste. According to the report, the work was delayed after the onset of rain. Although some internal roads at the waste site have been constructed, garbage vehicles are reportedly unable to reach the designated area and are unloading waste alongside the internal road. Municipal officials told the Morekuran representatives that moving the wet waste with machinery was contributing to the foul smell.
Gharat said the council was consulting experts on reducing the odour. Until the end of the rainy season, spraying and other measures would be used to control the problem, he said. The council will spray at least once a week in Morekuran, particularly in the Kharelpada area, according to the assurance given to the delegation.
The municipal president also instructed officials to take action against the contractor and concerned employees if sewage tankers were found discharging wastewater in the open without permission or prior notice.
The council has started building a new shed to process wet waste. It also plans to repair and restart the faecal sludge treatment plant located at the waste site. Biomining is scheduled to resume after the monsoon, when the accumulated waste is expected to be segregated and disposed of, according to the municipal council’s stated plan.
