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 Chandigarh Administration wants Punjab Engineering College (PEC) to look for “experts” who can guide it in waste management. The officers are looking at alternatives to the prevalent system. At present after door-to-door collection, the garbage is kept at the Sehaj Safai Kendras. The residents near whose houses the SSKs …
KOCHI: A cool seaside breeze, changing shades of sunset and hot pegs. This joyous recipe seems to have made the Fort Kochi beach, one of the most sought-after beaches in the state, a haven for drunkards. Proof of this lies in the number of liquor bottles found on the beach …
Chief Minister convenes conciliatory meeting today With the garbage issue threatening to escalate into a major crisis, the Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation, on Monday, began efforts to force the government to find a negotiated settlement. Mayor K. Chandrika and senior Corporation functionaries, including Opposition leaders, met Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and …
Hold dharna demanding processing of entire garbage at solid waste plant, charge Municipal Corporation with inaction The residents of Dadumajra today sat on a dharna near the garbage processing plant against the filling up of the dumping ground at a fast pace. The residents demanded that garbage, instead of being …
Reluctant to take a decision on the issue of the garbage processing plant, the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee (CPCC) has prepared a report on the functioning of the plant and sent it to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The board has been asked to take further action on the …
Perturbed over the filling up of the dumping ground, residents of Dadumajra held a protest on Friday demanding that the dumping of garbage be stopped at the site. The residents demanded that the garbage be taken to the Garbage Processing Plant. The residents of Dadumajra have over the past few …
The Municipal Corporation has sought a detailed report from the Solid Waste Management Plant’s management to furnish details about garbage intake and the end product. Mayor Ravinder Pal Singh, the municipal commissioner and other Municipal Corporation officials, on Wednesday went to the Garbage Processing Plant at Dadumajra on a surprise …
School of Public Health submits report to civic body on effects of dioxins and furans from garbage plant Long-term low level exposure to toxic chemicals - dioxin and furans - may lead to the impairment of the immune system, nervous system, endocrine system, reproductive functions and even cancer. A report …
“Government exploring various options” Chief Minister N. Rangasamy on Tuesday said the government is seriously considering a re-look on collection and disposal of garbage by private operator. Expressing displeasure over the way garbage is handled, he said the decision to hand over garbage collection and disposal to private player by …
CHENNAI: “I have promised the residents that the garbage collection in their area will improve once it comes under the Corporation,” says Neelankarai Panchayat president V Ettiyappan. But residents of the area are in no mood to listen to him, who, they say, has only found a convenient excuse to …
SHILLONG: Garbage strewn all over the city has started to show up in a new way in recent times. Though the Urban Affairs Minister, Ampareen Lyngdoh has promised to look into the garbage menace and had earlier rid the city from few ugly dustbins it has been backbitten by many. …
Poor garbage management and sanitation dogs Corlim village which adjoins World Heritage Sites of Old Goa, while the panchayat plays with people’s health. Old Goa may be famous throughout the world for its world heritage sites, but the adjacent Corlim village has had none of the fame or facilities of …
Conservancy operations in 88 sq km of the expanded city will be entrusted to a private operator by the Chennai Corporation. The civic body on Thursday invited bids for selection of the operator for collection, segregation, transportation and disposal of garbage in the proposed new zones of Teynampet (Zone IX), …
Delay in clearing garbage being attributed to bad roads leading to dumping ground Several of the large green dustbins across Puducherry are overflowing, with a portion of garbage lying on streets, causing inconvenience to shopkeepers, residents and pedestrians. Many residents and shop-owners complain that garbage compactor trucks do not collect …
A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras High Court Bench here alleging that the Madurai Collector and Executive Officers of Uthangudi, Y. Othakadai and Narasingam Panchayats have not taken steps to clear the garbage and drainage water stagnation abutting the exclusive pathway for High Court judges …
Environment Protection Agency (EPA) today blamed dumping garbage into Thilafushi lagoon by boats carrying garbage to the island for the increase in the flow of trash to the sea. Addressing journalists after a trip to Thilafushi with Male City Council members, EPA’s Ibrahim Naeem said a huge amount of garbage …
The amount of debris orbiting the Earth has reached "a tipping point" for collisions, which would in turn generate more of the debris that threatens astronauts and satellites, according to a U.S. study released on Thursday. NASA needs a new strategic plan for mitigating the hazards posed by spent rocket …
Work on implementing a major Solid Waste Management (SWM) scheme here will commence soon, said the Chairman, Udhagamandalam Municipal Council (UMC) R. Rajendran here on Monday. Speaking to The Hindu , he said that it will be implemented on a Build Operate and Transfer (BOT) basis at an estimated cost …
The City Corporation has decided to take steps to reduce the volume of garbage being taken to the treatment plant at Vilappilsala in the wake of mounting protests against the operation of the facility. The Corporation had issued notices to hotels, hospitals, commercial establishments, and apartments in the city, directing …
CHENNAI: More than six lakh people are gasping for breath in Kodungaiyur as the city dumps its waste on a vacant piece of land that has been allegedly earmarked by the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority as a place for institutional purposes in its second master plan. More than 4,000 tonnes …
