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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 13:42, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Deonar dumping ground

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• ... that the Deonar dumping ground in Mumbai, is one of India's first and largest landfill or wastage dumping ground, having been set up in the year 1927?

Created/expanded by Karthikndr (talk). Self nom at 19:41, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

• Length, size, date and hook verified. Creator has one DYK credit. ALT: ... that Deonar is one of India's oldest and largest wastage dumping grounds? --Zoupan 21:44, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

• ALT1: ... that Deonar dumping ground of Mumbai is India's oldest and largest wastage dumping grounds? -- ♪Karthik♫ ♪Nadar♫ 11:18, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

• You need to improve sources that claim it as being "the oldest and largest x of India" in order to use ALT1, see the talk page. At least two of the sources claim "one of the oldest and the largest refuse sites in Mumbai".--Zoupan 15:13, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

• I have added two three more sources, one from The Times of India and two from Mumbai Mirror. While the Mumbai Mirror source clearly states the it is indeed India's oldest and largest landfill, The Times of India source states, " is the oldest and the biggest one in Asia", hence it is indirectly India's largest too. Is that fine? -- ♪Karthik♫ ♪Nadar♫ 17:55, 24 March 2012 (UTC)

• Author has added complementary sources to back claim of oldest and largest dumping ground of India, and possibly, of Asia. Good to go.--Zoupan 18:14, 30 March 2012 (UTC)

• I am concerned that this article's phrasing may be too close to that of its sources. For example, compare "around 40 residents from Chembur resorted to a hunger strike to protest against the frequent fire and smoke occurring dumping ground" with "Around 40 residents from the Chembur area resorted to a hunger strike on Monday to protest against the frequent fire and smoke at the Deonar dumping ground". Also, the article needs extensive copy editing. Nikkimaria (talk) 21:18, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
  • No problem, will work on it soon and let you know. -- ♪Karthik♫ ♪Nadar♫ 02:33, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

• I have worked on that line. Anymore issues does it have? -- ♪Karthik♫ ♪Nadar♫ 07:08, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

• The articles has been copy-edited with this edit by an editor. Is that enough? -- ♪Karthik♫ ♪Nadar♫ 18:42, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

• ALT1 Good to Go -- ɑηsuмaη ^{ʈ ᶏ ɭ Ϟ} 13:24, 11 April 2012 (UTC)