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 …
Status report regarding the steps taken by the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation to manage municipal solid waste management. The report outlines the ongoing initiatives and progress made to address Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management, legacy waste bio-mining, to avoid open dumping at the Vellalore Dump Yard and the Odor issue along …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of V. Eswaran Vs District Collector, Coimbatore & Others dated 17/10/2022. The District Magistrate, Coimbatore and the Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Coimbatore was directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), October 17 to look into the matter of unscientific management of a …
This study attempts to contribute to the mission’s objective by analysing the gaps and constraints in the current urban water balance and the city water budgeting process. The 2021-22 Union Budget announced the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban), an ambitious project that aims to provide potable tap water …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shri V. Eswaran, Coimbatore Vs. The District Collector, Coimbatore & Others dated 03/10/2018 regarding dumping of solid waste in the Vellalore dump yard and landfill site falling with the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation area which, as per the applicant, has been …
Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu, Pondy Plastic Manufacturers and Merchants Association on Sunday urged the state government to put on hold the move to ban single-use plastic from January next until the Central government enforces a policy decision on the use of plastic products. The Centre is likely to implement the ban …
Indian cities routinely make decisions on land use, housing, water, transport, economic growth and waste management that have implications for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Aligning these sectoral actions with climate goals involves understanding how infrastructural systems interact and how these choices address both development and climate objectives. City governments, …
Civic body has already started the work to step up segregated collection of waste by repairing damaged carts and bins As of December 31, 2017, the Coimbatore Corporation is supposed to have completed its Swachh Bharat work as it gets ready for Swachh Sarvekshan 2018 ranking. This means completing segregated …
Coimbatore: A concerted effort is on to enforce the ban on use of plastics in wedding halls. Coimbatore corporation imposed the ban in October and enforced segregation of waste in the halls. A group of 'Swachh Bharat' ambassadors and volunteers of the 'No dumping' NGO have got together to ensure …
Coimbatore: The National Institute of Malaria Research (Nimr), a research institution of the Indian Council of Medical Research (Icmr), is planning to set up a malaria research centre on the Coimbatore Medical College (CMC) campus. A three-member team from Icmr will survey CMC premises on Wednesday to assess the feasibility …
Coimbatore: Efforts towards sustainable living in India is still a baby crawling, but India will be able to reduce carbon emissions up to 30% by 2030, and at the same time achieve 220GW renewable energy production by 2022, Chitra Rajagopal, director general, systems and modelling, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) …
Coimbatore: The district administration inspected Pollachi and other rural areas on Wednesday and Thursday to identify mosquito breeding sources. The inspection came after the director of public health, Dr P Kulandaisamy, during his visit to Coimbatore, found many cases of dengue from Pollachi, Palani and Annur areas. The team consisting …
Coimbatore: Two days after a woman and her newborn child died due to dengue, director of public health P Kulandaisamy visited the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital and met officials at the district collectorate and the city corporation to review dengue battling measures in place. Later, an expert team conducted meetings …
Coimbatore: The city corporation's health department, along with the district administration, has launched measures to combat dengue and fever cases, which are on the rise across the district. To help keep mosquito-borne diseases at bay, they have ordered medical camps be set up across the districts and distribution of nilavembu …
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Southern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Corporation of Coimbatore Vs Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board & Others dated 24/04/2017 regarding Coimbatore Corporation to obtain Environmental Clearance to establish Sewage Treatment Plant. HISTORY For the purpose of creating an underground drainage system under the …
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 …
COIMBATORE: In a move to promote more retail establishments to take up the 'say no to plastic bags' campaign, the Coimbatore Corporation on Thursday recognised shopkeepers and businessmen who use cloth and paper bags to pack their goods. This was one of the attempts to spread word about the need …
It is raining awards for the Coimbatore Corporation as they have been shortlisted for Earth Care Award, an international award, for its effective de-centralised solid waste management under JSW-The Times of India out of the 200 cities in the South Asian region. A team of three members visited corporation commissioner …
CPCB monitored air quality at a total of 205 monitoring stations. While the worsening air pollution in the country's metro cities has been under scrutiny of courts and Centre, the air quality across tier-II or million plus cities is equally bad. People in 41 Indian cities with a million plus …
COIMBATORE: Following three dengue cases reported on Sunday, eight new dengue cases have been identified on Monday at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, raising the total count in the district to 20 in the last two days. As on Monday evening, there were 10 patients undergoing treatment at the …
Coimbatore: With the southwest monsoon fast approaching, the corporation is stepping up its dengue control measures. Health officials said that they visited the ward number 47 in Ganapathy area and created awareness on dengue larvae. Corporation officials told residents to ensure old tyres, broken containers and broken items were removed …
