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 …
Stating that garbage dumped at the Kerye-Khandepar site by the Ponda municipal council (PMC) has annoyed them, several residents from Kerye on Tuesday opposed the dumping before installation of a waste treatment plant. Bhanudas Naik, a local resident, said that the high court has allowed the PMC to erect a …
The residents of Palayam ward who have been conveniently ignoring the reminders of the city corporation not to dump garbage on public places and to make use of the daily collection system will now have to deal with the police. The corporation has now teamed up with Museum police to …
Despite a high court order giving the Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) the go-ahead to set up a garbage treatment plant in land at Kerye, Sunday's gram sabha saw Khandepar villagers opposing the plant. Locals had raised opposition to the plant at a meeting on August 19 as well. The topic …
The holy city struggling to get rid of the problems of solid waste management might soon get some relief as the segregation process of the garbage has started at Solid Waste Management (SWM) plant at Kadsada. According to project manager, SWM plant, GH Mitra, the segregation process started from Sunday …
The Panchavati division of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) carried out a cleanliness drive at Ramkund, Laxmankund and Pataleshwar Kund in the Godavari river on Tuesday, extracting 40 tonnes of material used in rituals and garbage. The exercise was conducted to cleanse the river of all waste after three consecutive …
There has been no let-up in the burning of garbage across the city despite several concerns raised by activists about its adverse effects on the environment and the health of people. Civic officials in the past had promised action against the municipal workers burning solid waste. However, mounds of garbage …
After the district magistrate Pranjal Yadav got miffed over the poor state of the ghats on Tuesday, the officials of the Varanasi Municipal Corporation are camping on the city ghats in order to get them in shape before the festivities of Dala Chhath which commences on Wednesday and would end …
Cyclists at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park hardly use the waste collection bag while pedalling inside the park. Not many know that they will get a reimbursement of Rs5 for the garbage they bring back from inside the park. The scheme was launched in 2011 along with the rent-a-cycle scheme …
After the smoking ban which proved to be a dud, the civic authorities have now embarked on yet another drive which at best showcases their lofty intentions and at worst a non-starter. The municipal administration department has issued a circular to all the 182 municipalities in the state including the …
Post Diwali, city roads are littered with the remnants of fireworks. The deluge of garbage, including empty bottles used to light off rockets, cardboard boxes and gift wrappers are seen strewn across every nook and corner of the city. In most residential and industrial areas, cracker waste formed an additional …
– Eminent aquatic animal exerts have stressed the need of a comprehensive study to find out the exact cause of pollution in the famous Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary located in the Kamrup (Metro) district so as to protect the water body from further degradation. This was stated by Dr MM …
The corporation has decided to move earth and water, literally, to make the city more livable. The corporation council on Thursday passed 76 resolutions, ranging from grants for amphibious vehicles to tackle mosquitoes to creating underground garbage bins. And, to discipline the errant field staff, it will introduce a biometric …
Fearing pollution in the area, around 200 locals from Deep Nagar Curti, Ponda, stopped a truck full of garbage on Wednesday afternoon. The locals allowed the truck to dump the garbage only after deputy sarpanch and two panch members along with police persuaded them to do so. Curti-Khandepar sarpanch Deepa …
Release of dioxin in the air through burning of municipal waste, hospital waste and automobile emission is the major cause behind the spread of cancer in the state. A city-based environmental activist, Aashim Chatterjee, said the number of cases is on the rise due to lack of proper legislation, limited …
BHOPAL: The designated garbage dumping site of the civic body at Bhanpur, which has been operational for the last 33 years, does not have clearance from pollution monitoring agency MPPCB. Taking a stern view, the central zonal bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Bhopal Municipal Corporation …
Huge garbage including that from sacrificial animals is being dumped into the Puratan Brahmaputra River at Puran Godaraghat in the town, adding to serious pollution of the already dying river. The callous act has continued since October 17, much to the nuisance of around 1400 families living in the slums …
Huge amounts of garbage line the Qinghai-Tibet Highway on the namesake plateau in west China, posing severe threats to local ecology, recent research found. As part of a garbage pollution survey initiated by the China Environmental Protection Foundation and other groups, 40 volunteers cleared nearly 160,000 pieces of litter from …
After successfully running its door-to-door garbage collection drive across all wards, the Cuncolim municipal council (CMC) has proposed to introduce a fee, where residents will have to pay 1 a day. The proposal is likely to be discussed at the council’s meeting scheduled for October 25, where officials will seek …
Days since they were set up, the stalls erected at the Colva fama have contributed to mounds of garbage. This accumulated garbage was burnt in open daylight on Tuesday morning, polluting the air with toxic smoke. Plastic waste floating in the water body near the Colva church, has clogged the …
With the contract of the agencies cleaning Godavari river with the help of boats coming to an end on September 30, the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) had floated tenders for the job about a fortnight ago, but found no takers. The tenders for the said work were opened last week. …
