Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item Titled "Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s Golconda Fort Cries for attention appearing in ‘The Siasat Daily’ dated 25 May 2025". The application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled “Neglected Katora Houz in Hyderabad’s …
Karachi Administrator Rauf Akhter Farooqui said on Wednesday that the district municipal corporations were responsible for disposal of garbage in the city; however, the KMC would support and cooperate with every measure which was aimed at keeping the city clean and providing basic facilities to citizens. Private sector will be …
Islamabad—Residents of twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have been advised to properly dispose of solid waste at their houses to prevent access to egg-laying female mosquitoes. According to health experts, the people should avoid water storage practices and take other special preventive measures to protect themselves from dengue virus. …
No dedicated site for disposing of 400 tonnes of garbage generated in Jammu With the state government unable to identify any land for dumping of solid waste generated by 15 lakh inhabitants of the city, the civic authorities are disposing of the waste in trenches around the city and filling …
Barbadians have been told to pay the Municipal Solid Waste Tax even though they have not yet received information from the Barbados Revenue Authority (BRA). BRA director of Shared Services, Wayne Forde, said the first instalment of the tax is due by July 28. He said that property owners who …
The Maharashtra pollution control board (MPCB) has issued a notice to Kolhapur municipal corporation (KMC) to remove the solid waste dumped at the Bapat Camp nullah. Prajasattak Samaj Seva Sanstha, a city-based activists' group, had complained on June 17 about leachate being generated at the site and seeping into the …
Tension prevailed for some time at the newly set up solid waste management plant at Ajjagondanahalli near here on Tuesday as villagers tried to stop MLA Rafeek Ahmed and Deputy Commissioner S K Sathyamurthy from entering the plant premises. Like the people of Mandur, the villagers here fear that the …
People are facing numerous problems due to poor sanitation in the city despite spending millions of rupee on the salaries of the TMA’s sanitary staff and provision of machinery. Talking to this scribe, a large number of residents from different localities said that that heaps of garbage could be seen …
NSSO has released the key indicators on Drinking water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition in India based on 69th round survey (July 2012 – December 2012). The last survey on these subjects was undertaken in the 65th round of NSS (July 2008- June 2009). The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) …
Priol MLA and cooperation minister Pandurang 'Deepak' Dhavalikar has suggested that a three-metric-tonne waste treatment plant at Kundaim industrial estate be installed for the benefit of three villages. Dhavalikar was responding to a special gramsabha of Tivrem-Orgao on the issue of garbage disposal at Marcela on Sunday. Dhavalikar noted that …
Authorities paying no heed to the problem, say residents For the past decade, the local civic body in Vikaspuri has given residents no choice but to dump their household trash on a busy road. Piles of garbage now obstruct pedestrians’ path. Residents say the garbage strewn on the pavements in …
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 …
To counter the mess in the garbage disposal system in Bangalore, the Karnataka government has decided to appoint a top IAS officer as the Special Commissioner in the city corporation, exclusively responsible for solid waste management. The garbage disposal problem in Bangalore re-emerged two weeks ago, after residents of the …
Residents of South Delhi may soon get some relief from garbage piling up on their streets as the local civic body has decided to step in and do the work of the sanitation concessionaire. At a meeting of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation’s Standing Committee on Tuesday, officials admitted that …
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Jaiprakash Associates to file an affidavit in connection with the dumping of debris and silt of the Vishnuprayag barrage on the Alaknanda riverbed, posing an imminent threat to the villages downstream as the monsoon breaks. The barrage was constructed by the company, Jaiprakash …
As authorities continue efforts to eradicate littering from the capital city Malé, the council has today revealed the scale of the problem. Statistics released by Malé City Council showed the litter collected on the streets of Malé on a single day amounted to nearly one ton’s worth. Among the waste …
In a bid to find a solution to the garbage problem that is dotting urban spaces, the Centre would soon set up waste-to-compost projects in 500 cities and towns across the country, said the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers, H N Ananth Kumar. He was speaking at the launch …
Kammasandra Lake in Electronics City, that was once a fresh water lake with natural aqua and bird habitat, has turned into a garbage dump yard. The lake is under the custody of Hebbagodi Gram Panchayat. According to GP members, the lake which sprawled across 22 acres has reduced to 19 …
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 …
VIRUDHUNAGAR: Work is on full swing in Rajapalayam municipality of Virudhunagar district for the fabrication of digester to convert biodegradable waste into electricity. The project, which is believed to be the first in the southern districts, is expected to produce 40 kW of power from next month. The Tamil Nadu …
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 …
