The court also directed the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) or Committee to take the decision on grant of environmental clearance in the minimum possible time.
Govandi and adjoining areas are known for the 132-hectare Deonar dumping ground, which is in the backyard of thickly populated shanties with a warren of narrow bylanes. A part of the M-East Ward, this section is the poorest part of the city and also one of the worst-hit by Covid-19 during the first and second wave of coronavirus pandemic.