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 …
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 …
The worst fear of Vellalore residents has turned true as the ground water samples collected from the localities near the municipal corporation's dumpyard has indicated presence of ammonia, phosphate apart from exceeding levels of total dissolved salts and nitrate. Three separate samples had been collected and sent for analysis at …
Railway stations in Ujjain, Dahod and Chittorgarh may look a bit cleaner, following the introduction of mechanised sanitation system recently. For Raltam, a tender in this regard has been floated. In February this year, a similar process was started in Indore and a Jaipur-based company was given the contract. Indore …
Firm put on notice; MC exploring alternative options A to Z Waste Management Company, that has been handling the work pertaining to the disposal of garbage from the city for the past more than a year and a half has allegedly failed to perform the task in the desired manner. …
At the town square: More than 3,000 people residing in and around Mongar town collected more than five tonnes of garbage on August 4 Despite a monthly clean up campaign and a garbage collection system in place, wastes are still seen clogging the drains and littering Mongar town. Residents said …
The High Court today asked Chief Secretary to convene a meeting for ensuring implementation of solid waste management and environment protections norms at Achan dumping site in the outskirts of Srinagar. A division bench of the High Court comprising of Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice D S Thakur, …
The smoke emanating from continuous burning of solid waste at Kurumbapet has not only made life miserable but also poses an environmental hazard for the residents and other people serving in several institutions and organizations in the nearby area. The Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, which is …
If you go by official statistics available in the public domain, it is clear that Tamil Nadu cannot handle its garbage. Data from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) paints a grim picture about where Tamil Nadu currently stands in handling its own trash. According to a status report on …
In a major initiative, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday made clear its intentions of putting an end to arbitrary garbage dumping in Tamil Nadu clear and said it would want to evolve a comprehensive scheme to deal with the menace. The Southern Bench comprising Judicial Member Justice P …
The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is set to replicate the zero garbage model in 20 electoral panels to ensure waste is disposed of within its jurisdiction. This will reduce the burden on processing plants at the dumping sites. The civic body along with Janwani, a social initiative of MCCIA, had …
Residents of Samruddhi Layout are up in arms against a proposed garbage segregation unit on a park site close to Gowdanapalya Lake in Padmanabhanagar ward. While the lake is in a pathetic condition, the park and the adjacent forest land on the tank bund are also in a shambles. Residents …
In Mohali, a special sanitation campaign will be carried out from August 1 to August 10. The city has been divided into five zones and 500 sweepers per day will perform their duty. To monitor the campaign, officials has been deputed at zone levels and overall control of the campaign …
Very soon, Patnaites would get relief from the tension of disposal of garbage from their house or workplace, though they would have to pay for it. The much-awaited Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) project of door-to-door garbage collection service was given the go-ahead at the 10th board meeting …
Banglore : The Karnataka Assembly Thursday amended the law to fix the crumbling garbage collection and disposal system in cities like Bangalore. The Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2013, aims to do away with random dumping of waste on streets and put in place a scientific system of garbage collection …
CHENNAI: You now have a chance to strike gold with your garbage. In a desperate attempt to promote source segregation, the city corporation will hold a lucky draw every month and offer 1.5g gold to one resident of a ward where garbage is segregated in homes. The project, expected to …
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah reiterated on Wednesday that Bangalore would be garbage-free in six months. “The State government will extend all possible help to the BBMP to make the City free from waste,” he said after inaugurating the ambitious ‘Kasa Muktha Bengaluru’ (garbage-free Bangalore), a pilot scheme to make 22 select …
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 …
With the government deciding to set up the solid waste management plant for north Goa district on the Calangute-Saligao plateau, a site inspection was carried out by the North Goa collector on Tuesday. District collector MihirVardhan, Calangute MLA Michael Lobo, and officials from the department of land survey and district …
For decades it’s been misused, encroached upon and exploited. But this year, with a long-pending project finally seeing the light of day, Porur lake is set to be rejuvenated. The Water Resources Department (WRD) has expedited work to revive the water body, in order to make it a drinking water …
