Mumbai, Oct 23 (PTI) The bio-medical waste plant in suburban Govandi in eastern Mumbai will continue to operate as the Bombay High Court has granted a 21-month extension to set up a new facility outside the city limits.

In an order passed last week, a bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad accepted the application filed by the operator, SMS Envoclean Private Limited, seeking extension of the deadline to set up the new facility in neighbouring Thane district.

The court, however, directed the company to pay Rs 2 lakh to a city-based school for blind children for the delay. Show Full Article

The bench noted that the delay in setting up the new incinerator was not because of the company but due to the unavailability of basic infrastructure facilities.

In Augu

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