Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued notices under Section 5 of the Environment Act to the Shimla Municipal Commissioner (SMC) to shut down the bio-medical waste treatment plant at Shimla and start the new treatment plant at Solan. It has also directed private operators to manage bio-medical waste …
The draft Municipal Waste Rules just placed in the public domain for feedback, have identified a specific criteria for site selection ~that the landfill site has to be large enough to last for at least 20 to 25 years, with riders that it should be away from habitation clusters, forest …
BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) continues to dump municipal solid waste at Bhuasuni, the site identified for disposal of waste on the outskirts of city, despite expiry of the authorization on March 31, sources said. The matter came to light after the Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) received …
SRINAGAR, Aug 27: High Court today directed top officials of Pollution Control Board and Chief Executive Officer Economic Reconstruction Agency to visit the Achan dumping site to “resolve” whether there is a leachate treatment plant on the ground or not. A Division Bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice …
CALANGUTE: With Saligao-Pilerne locals apprehensive that Saligao dump may turn into Sonsodo at Calangute-Saligao plateau, local MLA Michael Lobo and Calangute Panchayat are hopeful of clearing the accumulated waste once the state-of-art garbage treatment plant becomes operational atop the plateau. Residents of Saligao have been voicing their concern over the …
Everyday nearly one tonne of bio-medical waste are getting mixed with municipal waste posing serious health hazards. City generates around 3 tonnes of bio-medical waste per day out of which only 2 tonnes of it is getting disposed properly, while one tonne mainly generated from dispensaries and clinics are mixing …
PANAJI: The problem of garbage in Goa dominated the Goa state environmental council meeting on Thursday with chief minister Manohar Parrikar promising to have many answers ready at a special meeting of the council to be held on September 18. Environment minister Alina Saldanha told TOI that Parrikar has promised …
Voicing his opposition to the proposed garbage treatment plant at Bainguinim, St Andre MLA Vishnu Wagh on Monday asked the State government to declare the area as heritage site to prevent any project in future. Wagh was addressing the panchas from Tiswadi, especially from Cumbharjua, St Andre and St Cruz …
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has proposed the setting up of at least 10 waste-to-energy plants to process 8,000 metric tonnes of garbage generated everyday in the city. It is, however, not clear what the BMC plans to do with the power that is generated. Additional municipal commissioner Mohan Adtani …
Disposal of bio-medical waste Despite instructions from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB), health care facilities (HCF) operating in parts of Punjab have failed to adhere to the prescribed norms and have been disposing of their bio-medical waste in the open. After issuing ample instructions and warnings, the PPCB has …
Work To Begin Around Yr-End Lucknow: Organised waste collection and management may not be a distant dream for Lucknow any more, with UP Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) sanctioning the much needed authorisation letter to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation-appointed operator to run the city’s municipal solid waste treatment plant in Shivri …
The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has begun inspections at all three and five-starred hotels across the State to verify the functioning of composting stations, organic waste compositor (OWC) and vermi compositor, which are prime criteria to decide the granting of Consent to Operate under Water and Air Acts. …
Plant To Solve Filth Issues Of About A Third Of City In First Phase Lucknow:The cleanliness plans of Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) got a further boost when last week it got the possession of a patch of land from irrigation department near Para on the bypass between Hardoi Road and …
Condemning the dumping of garbage by Corporation vehicles in the open and demanding that garbage already dumped be removed immediately, residents of Chettichavadi blocked the road near the plant here on Wednesday. Every day about 150 tonnes of garbage collected from various wards are taken to the private-operated plant for …
Calangute in north Goa and Curchorem in the south, have been selected for coastal garbage treatment plants(GTPs) to cater to solid waste generated in coastal and rural areas of the state. While plans are being drawn up to set up infrastructure for the GTPs, German based technology has been shortlisted …
Kullu, July 22: Villagers of Balh and Mahol gram panchayats recently held a protest on the National Highway against the faulty integrated waste management and treatment plant. They said it had become a health and environmental hazard, spreading stench and noxious gases in surrounding villages on the banks of the …
Rs.350-crore facility will be capable of processing 500 tonnes of waste daily Finally, the government has zeroed in on the technology to be adopted at the proposed solid waste treatment plant in Brahmapuram. Minister for Urban Affairs Manjalamkuzhi Ali told The Hindu on Monday that the new facility would adopt …
The ever-increasing waste generated in the city that just has three dumping grounds has now forced BMC to consider decentralisation, with mini-grounds at various locations. While the city’s largest dumping ground at Deonar has been receiving over 6,000 metric tonnes of waste daily, including the diverted waste from the Kanjurmarg …
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 …
Experts Suggest Implementation Of The Project Through Clean Kerala Co At a time when the cash-strapped city corporation is struggling to identify suitable projects to avail funds from the Jawaharlal Nehru National Renewal Mission (JNNURM), experts have suggested the setting up of a model solid waste treatment unit at Brahmapuram. …
