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 …
With the local bodies demonstrating their lack of competence in tackling the solid waste management scenario in the district, the administration itself has stepped in to lend support in empowering these bodies in their endeavour. According to District Collector Ajith Kumar, the basic strategy adopted in the project would be …
Fund To Benefit 28 Projects In 15 Municipalities Twenty-eight projects worth Rs 948 crore submitted by 15 municipal corporations in the state have got the green light from the Union urban development ministry. This was announced by urban affairs minister Manjalamkuzhi Ali here on Tuesday. The schemes have been sanctioned …
Raging issue sparks heated exchange at council meeting Consensus in the Kottayam municipal council on managing the waste generated in the town still remains elusive. The issue sparked a heated exchange between councillors of the ruling front during a council meet held here on Monday. Even as December 31, the …
Signalling the end of the impasse over the Vadavathoor dumping yard issue, the representatives of Vijayapuram grama panchayat and Kottayam Municipality will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Saturday. The district administration on Friday managed to bring both the parties together for a discussion on the issue. This was …
The budget proposal to aid local bodies in taking up waste-to-energy projects in public-private partnership mode is expected to improve urban waste management in Kochi and other cities. Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram had proposed “to support municipalities implementing waste-to-energy projects by offering viability gap funding, repayable grant and low-cost …
Protesters’ forum at Vadavathur to continue agitations In the midst of yet another controversy over the dumping yard at Vadavathur, the authorities of the Kottayam municipality have sought to clarify that no decision has been made to adopt the landfill method for waste disposal. Instead, the method of capping would …
Prohibition on the use of plastic bags thinner than 40 microns The Kottayam Municipality has commenced operations to enforce the ban on plastic items. The authorities have launched a drive to inspect commercial establishments to make sure the ban is adhered to. Though the municipality accepted the decision of the …
Electricity, water supply connections pending The installation of the e-toilet beside the Thirunakkara ground in Kottayam Municipality has entered its final phase and is likely to be commissioned within a week. The facility is being installed by the Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation (Keltron). While the unit has already been …
Rs. 5-crore surplus budget for Kottayam Municipality The Kottayam Municipality has provided thrust towards strengthening the distribution of drinking water and the waste management system through its budget estimate for 2012-13. The budget, presented by Municipal vice-chairperson and chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance Mayakutty John, and approved by …
Proposal to include medical college in Central scheme Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the State government would spare no efforts in tackling the issue of waste disposal at the Kottayam Medical College hospital. He was speaking on Sunday while launching the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the MCH and …
Muttambalam area selected for the pilot project. The Kottayam municipality has launched a waste management system that involves door-to-door collection of garbage. Muttambalam (or Ward No. 18), a residential area in Kanjikuzhy, has been selected for the pilot project of the programme. The programme got under way on Thursday with …
Town area included in the first phase of the campaign Kottayam Municipality's initiative in collecting segregated household waste from the source will begin on Wednesday. According to V.K. Anil Kumar, chairman of the Municipal Standing Committee on Health, in the first phase, the town area of the Municipality has been …
Many pesticides banned by developed countries Curbs on pesticides reduced suicides in Sri Lanka KOCHI: The Kerala government's plan to ban the use of a series of pesticides is likely to have a major positive spin-off: a substantial fall in the number of suicides in the State which has one …
