It’s not just Aarey Milk Colony where rampant garbage dumping is proving to be a menace. NGO Empower Foundation has found 35 garbage locations in Film City, adjacent to Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP), which, they claim, can have a negative impact on the environment.

Assistant Conservator of Forest (ACF) Girija Desai, along with Empower Foundation, conducted a ground-level research on the garbage dumping menace at Film City in Goregaon, which is a hotspot for wildlife and rich biodiversity. The NGO has mapped the GPS locations of these dumping spots and shared the same with authorities, including the Forest Department, Managing Director of Maharashtra Films, Stage and Cultural Development Corporation (MFSCDC Ltd) and  Minister for Medical Education and Cultural Affairs Amit V Deshmukh.