Stress on solid waste management
SOCIAL CONCERN: Minister for Environment and Sports, Youth Welfare, T.P.M. Maideen Khan planting a sapling in Tuticorin.
SOCIAL CONCERN: Minister for Environment and Sports, Youth Welfare, T.P.M. Maideen Khan planting a sapling in Tuticorin.
Officials urged to ensure use of appropriate technology Udhagamandalam: Many officials and elected representatives benefited from a workshop on
This report on inventorization of e-waste in Hyderabad and Bangalore reveals that e-waste generation from household sector alone is expected to touch 1,07,886 MT in 2013 in Hyderabad and 1,30,383 MT in 2013 in Bangalore.
Controlling carbon emissions, solid waste management, water recycling and providing safe and affordable houses to the poor are some of the issues deliberated at the three-day Intern-ational Conference on Good Urban Governance, which began on Thursday.
Hopes of early commencement of work at the Sonsodo dumping site brightened on Monday after the high-powered committee headed by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat requested Fomento to immediately take up the waste screening work upon receipt of the letter of Acceptance from the Margao Municipal Council.
KOCHI: In order to give a facelift to the Brahmapuram Solid Waste Treatment Plant, the Kochi Corporation will entrust the KITCO with the task of conducting a detailed study on its renovation.
NEW DELHI: A comprehensive plan has been drawn up to ensure fool-proof sanitation arrangements during the upcoming Commonwealth Games under which a new collection system, use of better bins and wearing of uniforms by the staff would be ensured. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting called by Delhi Urban Development and Finance Minister A.K. Walia this past week.
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) is in the process of drawing up plans to fine those who litter garbage along the roadside in order to curb health hazards and other inconveniences caused to the public as a result of people dumping garbage along key roads, Chairman of the CEA Professor W. Abeyewikrema told Daily Mirror online.
Recycled plastics, solar recharge, E-manuals, low power consumption chargers, green calculator, minimised packaging, take-back options - with mobile phone companies waving the green flag, it
The High Court may have cleared the proposed waste disposal site in Bainguinim, but the Old Goa Villagers Action Committee is determined to thwart efforts by the Corporation City of Panjim (CCP) to set up garbage treatment plant at the proposed site.
The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) can finally go ahead with setting up a state-of-the-art, no-nuisance integrated sanitary landfill and solid waste management site at Bainguinim, now that the Bombay High Court at Goa has dismissed the writ petitions that challenged the land acquisition at Bainguinim. The CCP must now move fast to take the garbage treatment project ahead.
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The road has now been cleared for City of the Corporation of Panjim (CCP) for setting up an integrated sanitary landfill and solid waste management site at Bainguinim.
Destruction of soil fertility can be prevented by separating the degradable garbage and plastic at the primary stage, said MLA C T Ravi. The work of separating degradable and non-degradable waste has become difficult at the solid waste management plants since they are not being separated in houses themselves, he said during the inspection of Indavara waste management unit, recently.
Land acquisition rate recommended in three villages Mohali, January 10 With a compensation of over Rs 1.5 crore an acre for the acquisition of their land for international airport, landowners of Jheorheri are having the laugh. But a few kilometres away, landowners in Rasenheri, Swara and Jhanjheri may not hit the jackpot.
Priti Narayan Garbage will be segregated into three categories Town generates around 350 tonnes of garbage per day Proper incineration, unlike open-air burning, does not release noxious gases
'Solid waste management is posing a challenge. A situation has arisen wherein people are not allowing to earmark land for the waste disposal,' said Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj.
The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) today finalised the contract to lift hotel garbage as well as the medical waste from the city. An organization called Unique Solid Waste Management from Taleigao was awarded the tender for Rs 1.30 lakh per month.
ISLAMABAD, Jan 3: The working group on environment set up by the Planning Commission for preparation of the 10th five-year People
Pune An issue that really kept the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) on its toes in 2009 was the solid waste management, which came under attack for the lack of proper collection and processing systems. But come 2010, and the civic body is all set to roll out an ambitious plan of a garbage container-free city in tandem with reforms in solid waste management.