A NASA image shows the extent of a smoke plume from a huge blaze at the Deonar garbage dump in Mumbai.
A NASA image shows the extent of a smoke plume from a huge blaze at the Deonar garbage dump in Mumbai.
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The Deonar dump is one of the world's largest, and in January suffered a huge blaze which blacked out the sky.
The Deonar dump is one of the world's largest, and in January suffered a huge blaze which blacked out the sky.
The dump is home to thousands of scavengers, says one man who makes his living from the giant trash heap.
The dump is home to thousands of scavengers, says one man who makes his living from the giant trash heap.
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The dump is surrounded on three sides by slums -- which critics say is the reason the government won't make any effort to provide basic services.
The dump is surrounded on three sides by slums -- which critics say is the reason the government won't make any effort to provide basic services.
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Following the January 28 fire, the blaze carried on for days and even a week later patches could be seen smoldering.
Following the January 28 fire, the blaze carried on for days and even a week later patches could be seen smoldering.
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The dump receives 4,000 tons of trash a day, the government says.
The dump receives 4,000 tons of trash a day, the government says.
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It stretches for 138 hectares and is the city's oldest trash dumping site.
It stretches for 138 hectares and is the city's oldest trash dumping site.
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Critics say the conditions at the dump cause respiratory and other illnesses in neighborhood children.
Critics say the conditions at the dump cause respiratory and other illnesses in neighborhood children.
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The area lacks basic sanitation and water supplies, residents tell CNN.
The area lacks basic sanitation and water supplies, residents tell CNN.
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While thousands make their living from the dump, it should be razed and replaced with housing for the neighborhood slum dwellers, one advocate tells CNN.
While thousands make their living from the dump, it should be razed and replaced with housing for the neighborhood slum dwellers, one advocate tells CNN.
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A NASA image shows the extent of a smoke plume from a huge blaze at the Deonar garbage dump in Mumbai.
A NASA image shows the extent of a smoke plume from a huge blaze at the Deonar garbage dump in Mumbai.
NASA
A NASA image shows the extent of a smoke plume from a huge blaze at the Deonar garbage dump in Mumbai.
A NASA image shows the extent of a smoke plume from a huge blaze at the Deonar garbage dump in Mumbai.
NASA