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 Dry Waste Collection Centre (DWCC) at Freedom Park wore a vibrant look on Tuesday. A mural created by Srishti School of Art, Design & Technology (SSADT) during the recently concluded week-long expo on garbage management, ‘Wake up, Clean up Bengaluru’ event was unveiled by environmentalist A N Yellappa Reddy, …
The 500-yr-old water body was developed by Kempegowda From a distance, the historic Dorekere may look like a slice right out of Singapore with its brimming pristine water mirroring the skyscrapers surrounding it, thanks to the lake rejuvenation programme of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). But the lake wasn’t …
After the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP’s) ‘Wake Up, Clean Up Bengaluru’ campaign held earlier this month, many commercial and residential associations have come forward with commitments to clear garbage by having their own solid waste management (SWM) and scientific disposal systems. Industrial layouts, apartment complexes, commercial establishments and hospitals …
A Bill to prevent throwing or depositing non-biodegradable garbage in public drains, roads and places open to public view so as to protect the environment from being polluted by such garbage and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Corporation opts to burn garbage on streets Garbage has turned into a baggage that is gnawing at the minds of Thrissur residents. It has been more than a year since the dumping of the city’s garbage at Lalur stopped. As a result, the accumulated filth has reduced the city to …
Jamnagar: Large number of birds and fishes were found dead in Lakhota lake in the city on Friday. According to sources, besides nearly 40 birds, fishes, a snake and turtles have also died. While the exact reason for their deaths is not immediately known, it is suspected that they died …
For dumping garbage in the lake despite an interim order The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Southern Bench, on Thursday directed the Pallavaram Municipal Commissioner to appear before it and explain why the civic body continues to dump waste in ‘Periya Eri’ (lake) in spite of an interim order against it. …
1.65 lakh tonnes of garbage piled up at Compost Corporation The Karnataka Compost Development Corporation (KCDC), with just one sorting (segregation) machine at Singasandra near Hosur Road, is struggling hard to handle 1.65 lakh tonnes of “historical” waste — garbage that has piled up over the years. The sorting machine …
As the garbage crisis within the City continues unabated, the extent of waste strewn at the Yelahanka air base during the aero show was no less. With over 1.2 lakh people visiting the show, it was a foregone conclusion that waste management would be of utmost priority for cleaning the …
Will reduce garbage generation by 1,500 tonnes per day Corporate honchos and key industry leaders, on Thursday, committed to reduce 1,500 tonne of solid waste per day in the City by World Environment Day on June 5. The fourth day of ‘Wake Up, Clean Up Bengaluru’ fair saw marketing bigwigs, …
Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) does not have single scientifically approved landfill site considering that it generates 60 per cent of solid waste in municipal bodies across State, as per Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) statistics. KSPCB distributed these statistics on pamphlets to citizens at BBMP sponsored — Wake …
The BBMP is planning to withdraw trade licences of shops and business establishments who do not properly manage garbage. The BBMP also plans to introduce the Self Assessment Scheme (SAS) for the traders to declare on their own the space used by them for commercial activities. Based on the SAS, …
BDA told to ensure space for garbage disposal in new layouts The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) on Monday informed the High Court that it has constituted 182 ward committees out of 198 wards in the City. The Court has asked the Palike to upload the names of the committee …
The European Court of Auditors has criticised the EU's waste management infrastructure, which has received €10.8 billion in structural funding since 2000, for its "limited" effectiveness. The average European citizen generates around 500kg of municipal waste per year, a source of environmental degradation unless properly collected, treated and disposed. Refuse …
Many companies have evinced interest in setting up garbage processing units The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) commissioner Siddaiah was woken up to the garbage mess that’s left the city scarred along with some of its outskirts. He asserted that there would be no more landfills around Bangalore for dumping …
‘Wake Up, Clean Up Bengaluru’, the City’s largest waste management event, started on Sunday The week-long garbage mela, jointly organised by the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and Bangalore Connect, showcases solutions to the garbage menace that has plagued the City. “To drive home the …
A day after World Wetlands Day, over 200 residents of Thoraipakkam and Perungudi formed a human chain in front of a gate of the Perungudi garbage dump yard, demanding that the Chennai Corporation stop dumping garbage there. The yard is situated on the Pallikaranai Marsh and residents of areas close …
In an attempt to address the glaring lack of awareness on waste segregation among the public, the State Government has decided to impart lessons right from school level. The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and the Department of State Education, Research and Training (DSERT) will introduce ‘Solid Waste Management’ as …
With the changing face of Delhi, delivery of essential services like drinking water and sanitation to the people living in slums ought to be a policy priority for the government. However, public spending in the Eleventh Plan (2007-12) for slums seems to have been unresponsive and inadequate, leading to poor …
Move May Run Into Citizens’ Resistance Bangalore: Get set for allocating some space in your neighbourhood park or playground for the BBMP to set up its waste segregation unit. Pushed to the wall over the way the garbage crisis has been handled, the civic body has turned to vacant spaces. …
