With few facilities for the safe and scientific disposal of municipal solid waste in various semi-urban and rural habitations in Solan district, people here are a worried lot. Reason: Pungent smell emanating from garbage strewn all over the roads, including National Highway-22, has become a cause of concern for them. …
In an effort to ensure 100 per cent segregation of waste in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is planning to start a ‘public awareness campaign’ through which the civic body aims to educate Mumbaikars about the importance of segregating dry and wet waste. The civic body has invited …
Taking a tough stance on the issue of causing environmental pollution by the municipal solid waste (MSW) plant in Shimla, the circuit bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) today directed Hanjer Biotech to start its solid waste plant by tomorrow. It cautioned the plant manager to not to stop …
Figuring out a ‘bankable project’ to treat and generate energy out of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) continues to top the agenda of the State Government, according to Santha Sheela Nair, Vice-Chairperson of the State Planning Commission. Chairing a seminar session as part of an international conference organised by the Tamil …
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, …
Similarly, none of the waste generated from Thane, Kalyan-Dombivli and Ulhasnagar civic bodies is treated. Two thirds of the municipal solid waste generated in the state is disposed in an unscientific manner, found a report on the status of municipal solid waste management in Maharashtra. The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board …
Chief says SMC has switched to mechanised garbage collection Even as the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has procured a fleet of hi-tech machinery for waste management, the corporation is short of 1,600 workers that is affecting garbage collection. “According to the norms, there should have been 4,500 sanitary workers against …
In a major triumph for green activists, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned all non-forest activities in Manda Khal and Gadoli Khal forest regions in Pauri. The sites were being used for dumping municipal waste and debris by stone-crushers. On a petition against the Uttarakhand government, NGT chairperson Justice …
In a world first, British Airways is planning to use garbage to power its flights in an ambitious project which aims to convert municipal waste into 50,000 metric tonnes of jet fuel per year. The project will attempt to convert trash into a drop-in fuel for air-planes by 2017. While …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Dr. Irfan Ahmad & Ors. Vs. Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora & Ors. dated 03/03/2014 regarding feasibility and environmental impacts for establishing a MSW plant, Jammu & Kashmir. The NGT directed the Member Secretary of the CPCB to visit the site …
New Delhi: The unchecked discharge of chemical waste into Yamuna from industries in Haryana is threatening to wash away the gains made by Delhi over a decade after industrial units in the city were closed or relocated. Experts say the pollutants are causing water toxicity and illnesses associated with it. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhausaheb s/o. Bhimaji Kulat & Anr. Vs The State of Mah. & Ors. dated 08/01/2014 regarding waste management in Ahmednagar city area. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/orderinpdf/9-2013(THC)(WZ)%20(OA)_8Jan2014.pdf
The technology of industries should evolve to curb pollution of all kinds, said K.V. Thomas, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The Minister was speaking after inaugurating the 24X7 Periyar River water quality monitoring station at Eloor on Sunday. The Minister said that though the country had …
NGT Cracks Whip On Private Firm Managing Landfill Rajkot: In a major victory for nearly 8,000 people of six villages near Rajkot, the National Green Tribunal, (NGT), Pune has ordered the private firm managing the municipal solid waste of the city to pay a compensation of Rs 25 lakh for …
India belched over 626 million tones of construction and demolition (C&D;) waste in 2013, which is 52 times more than the ministry of environment and forests’ estimate of construction and demolition waste. The MoEF continues to quote the grossly underestimated figure of 10-12 million tones of waste being generated annually. …
The city is all set to adopt an integrated solid waste management strategy to cope with emerging challenges to implementation of projects. A meeting to finalise the report on integrated solid waste management strategy was held on Tuesday with international consultants of Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA), a regional …
BHOPAL: The central zone bench of National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday pulled up the pollution control board, civic officials and senior state government officers for non-compliance on its earlier notices regarding Bhanpur landfill in the state capital. The state pollution control board and civic body seem unaware about the …
The National Green Tribunal has stopped the construction of a garbage disposal enclosure in IP Extension following a petition alleging that the dumping site might cause adverse health impacts upon hundreds of students flocking the area daily. The under-construction garbage disposal site is located right opposite the regional office of …
A solid waste management (SWM) policy is likely to be unveiled by the government next week. A comprehensive policy on Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) has been prepared based on the outcome of the consultative international workshop and a series of discussions held with various stakeholders including academicians and experts …
Around 4 km stretch near Devguradia trenching ground has been highly polluted due to huge pile of municipal waste and unauthorized burning of garbage, leading to low visibility and foul odour, stated the reply filed by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) in high court, on Wednesday. Indore bench of …
