Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will begin the ambient air quality monitoring project to closely watch air pollution levels in the city. This project will be undertaken jointly with the World Bank, which will provide funds and expertise to control air pollution, especially particulate matter (PM) 10 level. The …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sushant Tripathy, General Secretary, Dashin Gujarat Kamdar Parisad Vs Ambaji Dyeing & Printing Mills dated 19/11/2018 regarding Ambaji Dyeing & Printing Mills in Surat, Gujarat creating pollution through boiler and coal. Dirty polluted water is flowing in the slum areas. …
Surat: The provisions in the food safety law are not enough in themselves to contain the sources of water-borne diseases in the Diamond City. Penalties are very few after samples are taken for testing by health officials of the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and adulteration is found. During the last …
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) produces nearly 40MW of green energy from wind, solar and biogas. Another 10MW of energy will be produced in the next 12 months. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, had said a couple of months ago that as far as …
Surat: Two modern systems to measure air pollution and monitor air quality would become functional at Varachha and Limbayat areas of the city by December-end. Ambient air quality monitoring systems are being installed by Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) at a cost of Rs 2 crore under smart city project. Special …
SURAT: Six new swine flu cases were reported in the city on Tuesday, including a six-month-old male from Adajan area, taking the total number of H1N1 infected patients to 69 since January this year. The deadly virus has claimed nine lives till date. According to the health department officials of …
Surat: A systematic plastic waste management in the city has begun with the commissioning of a plastic waste management plant at Bhatar. The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has provided two acres land for that plant that has been built by a private operator. The plant has started collecting 20 tons …
SURAT: Hand carts and items impounded by the civic body were destroyed in fire that engulfed the Surat Municipal Corporation's (SMC) waste godown in Magob on Tuesday evening. It took fire department officials 30 minutes to control the blaze. According fire officials, SMC waste godown located behind Silicon Palace in …
SURAT: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) proposes to issue legal notices to the managements of 62 housing societies that are yet to install organic waste converters on their premises despite having been told to do so. At least 83 housing societies were asked, but so far only 21 have complied …
SURAT: After being declared the fourth cleanest city of the country, the Diamond City has added yet another feather in its cap. Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will be given away 'smart energy' award by Exhibitions India group under the Smart Cities India Award-2017 for smart rooftop solar power plants on …
Every day, Diamond City generates around 450 tonnes of organic, recyclable and non-degradable waste, a large amount of which is dumped into the drainage network or disposed of carelessly choking the drains. The fallout is choked nallas and waterlogging during the monsoon. Now, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has decided …
A study conducted among 10 Indian metro cities investigates the impact of municipal solid waste and animal birth control programme on stray dog population and its menaces. Its results show statistically strong and positive linkages among the variables such as human population, municipal solid waste, per capita solid waste, food …
SURAT: Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will install air and water quality monitoring systems at five town planning schemes of the city by January 2017. The systems would be placed at a distance of 5 sq km from each other based on a survey report being prepared by Tata Consulting Engineers …
Surat: If all goes well, the Diamond City is all set to become `Solar City' in real sense. The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is set to launch a survey to access the ground situation and readiness of households, educational institutions, commercial establishments and industries, for installing rooftop solar plants, starting …
SMC inks MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India Aiming to generate solar power through rooftops of buildings in Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) limits, the civic body Monday inked an MoU with Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI). The memorandum of understanding (MoU) engaged SECI, a central public sector undertaking …
Our craze for diesel vehicles, especially in case of public transport, construction activities and unregulated fumes emanating from smouldering garbage sites and industrial clusters surrounding Gujarat cities is turning our air foul. With increasing concentration of particulate matter of size--2.5 (PM2.5) microns to (PM10) microns-- in size remaining suspended in …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Kantha Vibhag Yuva Koli Samaj Parivartan Trust & Others Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 07/03/2016 regarding urban waste management, Surat, Gujarat. The main allegations against the the Respondents are dereliction in duty, non-performance of …
A wealth of information is available on extreme heat and humidity associated with mortality for cities of the developed world, but there is a dearth in the literature for coastal cities of the developing world. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of ambient heat on …
SURAT: At least 10,000 children will celebrate a cracker-free Diwali this year in Surat largely due to the efforts of students of environmental engineering department of Dr S & S S Ghandhy Government Engineering College, Surat. These students, who number around 50, have set up a group called 'Cracker-free Diwali'. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Surat Citizen Council Trust Vrs. State of Gujarat & Ors. dated 15/10/2015 regarding immersion of idols and management of sludge generated, for proper disposal, Surat, Gujarat.
