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 city generated over 1,700 tonnes of garbage during the three-day Pongal festival, with an average of 550 tonnes per day, in all the 100 wards. The Madurai corporation has 100 wards and 64 garbage vehicles were pressed into service to collect the waste from all these wards. On any …
The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has slapped a penalty of Rs30,000 on Arneja Hospital for dumping bio-medical waste in the garbage. Medical officer (sanitation) Dr Ashok Urkude said the bio-medical waste of Arneja Hospital, Ramdaspeth, was found in the garbage during an inspection of the hospital on Wednesday. "We imposed …
Commissioner to report the progress to the High Court on Jan 21 The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has convened a special meeting on Tuesday to discuss formation of the area sabhas and ward committees. The corporators are likely to be told to complete the process before January 21, on …
Reeling under a crisis over waste in their neighbourhood in 2000, two concerned citizens of Rajarajeshwari Nagar did something unexpected. Instead of waiting for the government action, they instead formulated a new plan to spread awareness about waste disposal among residents in the area. Goaded by regular complaints from people …
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) now has a clear roadmap for garbage management and the search for alternative landfills is only an immediate solution for the crisis, said BBMP Commissioner Siddaiah on Sunday. However, the Palike is aware that the problem is due to its failure in waste management, …
The once-pristine 57-acre Kacharakanahalli lake has been turned into a virtual landfill with the Bangalore Development Authority dumping mud and debris into it, gobbling up almost one third of the water body. Another part of the lake has a temple, a dhobi ghat, a slum and small patch of greenery. …
MARGAO: The garbage menace facing Navelim village threatens to spill over to neighbouring Margao. An agitated Navelim MLA and Fisheries Minister, Avertano Furtado on Thursday threatened to stop Margao sewage from flowing into the Sewerage treatment plant located at Sirvodem-Navelim if the Margao Civic body refuses to accept waste from …
The Office of the Investment Board (OIB) under the Prime Minister’s Office is yet to proceed with the much hyped garbage-fuelled plant in the Kathmandu Valley. “The plant which was slated to be finalised within the last fiscal has made no progress so far,” said Sumitra Amatya, executive director at …
The Subramanyapura lake in Uttarahalli, lying in a state of abject neglect for nearly five years, will get a fresh lease of life, with the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) set to take up rejuvenation work in association with other civic agencies and government bodies. The decision follows BBMP Commissioner …
The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to constitute committees in each ward of the City to monitor garbage disposal, before January 21. The direction was issued in a public interest litigation filed by G R Mohan, a city-based advocate and others alleging failure …
The Mandur landfill site is set to shut down on February 1 depriving Bangaloreans of a major rubbish dumping yard. But a majority of the citizens are yet to grasp the concept of segregation of waste at source and implement it, thus potentially paving the way for another garbage crisis …
The High Court on Friday directed the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to furnish statistics of garbage cess collection over the last ten years. This followed a submission by the Palike that it was spending 70 per cent more money than it collected as cess. Counsel for the Palike submitted …
Shillong: Meghalaya has tried not once or twice but repeatedly to ban plastic carry bags but the effort has failed miserably. As a result every drain, stream and river are filled with plastic bags and plastic packages which contain a variety of junk food such as potato chips which are …
Chief Officer Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Matanat Ali Khan, with the collaboration of all towns, has established a Controlling Cell for improvement of cleanliness condition in the city which would take measures for look it up at town level. In a meeting on Tuesday, Matanat said thousands tons of garbage …
Thirty landfill sites have closed in the past year, reflecting the decreasing amount of waste being disposed of in this way in the UK. Latest figures from BDS Marketing Research show that since 2008, 130 landfill sites have closed since 2008. Despite 30 sites closing during 2012, this has been …
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike will finally do away with the three per cent garbage cess on property tax collected from bulk generators in the City. “There is no point in imposing garbage cess when we have asked the bulk generators to dispose their waste. We will withdraw the cess,” …
PANJIM: Directorate of Panchayats has amended a previous notification to allow the state government to release grants to panchayats for garbage handling and management. “The Government shall, in the manner provided hereunder, sanction grants on the basis of annual income actually earned by the Panchayat during the financial year towards …
This comes after the civic body terminatedthe agreement with a private firm. Inadequate conservancy workers, escalating wage bill and insufficient machines have prompted the Salem City Municipal Corporation to hire a private contractor to carry out the garbage disposal for a total length of 282 km. in 21 wards. This …
Even as waste collection has been intensified in Vellore city, Corporation officials are clueless about how to dispose piles of garbage generated every day. Faced with a lack of space at existing dump yards, they are now identifying new spots where garbage can be dumped. Recently, councillors and residents protested …
The City found itself in a garbage conundrum, even as Palike bigwigs were busy battling BMTF The year 2012 will be remembered most for the ugly transformation of the Garden City into the Garbage City, thanks to vested interests, indifferent citizens and the administrative breakdown in the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara …
