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 …
Delhi with fast-growing rate of urbanisation is the second most water-stressed cities in the world according to this new research published in Global Environmental Change Journal which has mapped 500 large cities to determine how global urbanisation is affecting water supplies. Kolkata (6), Chennai (18), Bangalore (19) and Hyderabad (20) …
The bicycle tracks in Jayanagar, inaugurated in 2012, have been taken over by motorists to park their vehicles and nothing is being done to fix the problem. Directorate of Urban Land Transport (DULT) and traffic police pass the buck around. The commissioner of DULT, V Manjula, first corrects us by …
BANGALORE: In the heart of Bangalore — which some still refer to as Garden City — 10 municipal wards have less than 200 trees. Chikpet, with a population of 52,688, has just 25 trees. Padarayanapura (near Chamrajpet), with a population of 67,623, is no better, with 26 trees. Kempapura Agrahara …
Tariff Hike Is On The Cards A hike in your water bill is imminent. This was revealed by chief minister Siddaramaiah even as he came up with another shocker: nearly half the water supplied in Bangalore by the BWSSB goes unbilled, main ly because of faulty meters. The 48% unaccounted …
IISc study at 19 locations near water bodies reveals high level of contamination The City's mounting garbage has resulted in largescale pollution of large and prominent water bodies such as Varthur, Madivala, and Yelemallappachetty lakes (K R Puram). The level of contamination is alarming as the presence of nitrate has …
Continuous dumping of garbage in landfills will turn them into toxic emission site. Toxic gases tend to envelope vast area via speeding winds, and changing landfill sites is no solution, scientists warned. Organic waste, when dumped unscientifically, decomposes owing to the presence of anaerobic bacteria. Decomposition over a long time …
It has come to light that many garbage disposal-related projects in the pipeline face numerous problems, ranging from land acquisition process, protests near the places where these projects are coming up and breakdown of negotiations. The State government has appointed Darpan Jain as the first Special Commissioner for Solid Waste …
The recent protests by Mandur residents over dumping of garbage in their village highlighted how the BBMP failed to keep its promise of setting up garbage processing units at various locations in the City and its outskirts. The BBMP, along with the Bruhat Bangalore Hotels’ Association (BBHA) and the Pune-based …
BANGALORE: What interest has the Chief Minister shown in the past one year on the garbage crisis? He has blamed the previous government in the city for the problem, but what has he done to solve it? asked the High Court Special Bench constituted to hear a bunch of public …
Lashing out at the State government, Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), garbage contractors and elected representatives interfering in waste disposal process, the High Court on Wednesday asked what action the government has taken to solve the garbage problem in the City and said that the court will monitor the situation …
No garbage truck from Bangalore will enter Mandur after December 1. This decision was announced on Tuesday after a meeting at Vikasa Soudha chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Representatives of the village came out of the meeting holding a copy of the government’s schedule to taper the dumping. Bangalore District …
The city is likely to get another `lung area' like Cubbon Park within five years if the state government accepts a proposal of a group of naturalists to declare Hesaraghatta lake and its nearby grasslands a conservation reserve. The proposal for the Greater Hesaraghatta Conservation Reserve covers around 5,000 acres …
Under pressure to avoid a garbage pile up crisis, the state government on Monday agreed to give a written undertaking to Mandur residents that dumping of waste in the landfills near the village would end in the next five months. Speaking to reporters in the City after a review meeting …
We have managed to convince the villagers, says commissioner The decision of Mandur residents to give another chance to the government has brought a temporary solution to the mounting problem of garbage disposal. Residents of Mandur have agreed to “co-operate” with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike on dumping the City’s …
Carbon Monoxide content in the air is more than permissible limit A study conducted by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSBCB) has revealed that the air at the three bus depots of Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) in the city has more than the permissible limit of Carbon Monoxide (CO). …
The Deputy Director of Land Records (DDLR) has seemingly given an “easy passage” to land grabbers near Narasipura lake in Vidyaranyapura in the City by regularising the encroached area. A new survey sketch prepared by the DDLR, a copy of which is with Deccan Herald, shows that there is no …
As the debate over how the City should dispose of its waste rages and residents of Mandur village protest against dumping of trash in their neighbourhood, it is important to note that almost 55-60 per cent of all waste generated is by homes, when compared with markets, restaurants, commercial premises, …
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has set aside Rs eight crore for undertaking various mosquito-control measures, under the National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) this year. DH file photo The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has set aside Rs eight crore for undertaking various mosquito-control measures, under the National …
A recent study conducted by the Lake Development Authority (LDA) in 15 prime lakes in Bangalore has revealed shocking details. The water quality report shows that all lakes are highly polluted with lead and mercury. The LDA has submitted the report – a copy of which is with Deccan Herald …
Frequent exposure to polluted air has led to a rise in the number of asthma cases in the City by at least 30 per cent, said Dr K S Satish, Chief Pulmonologist, Vikram Hospital. He added that the increase in garbage had also been adding to the number of cases. …
