Dumping of garbage
The Budget 2013 does not hold any hope for Bangalore which has been reeling under garbage crisis. Moreover, the two big landfills at Mandur and Mavallipura area a great failure. Member of the Supreme Court appointed committee says that waste- to- energy and industrial solution projects are not applicable. Environmentally, they are risky as they [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore- Mandur residents are annoyed as the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) continues unsystematic dumping of mixed garbage at the landfill without providing them adequate health services and drinking water as promised earlier. Residents are exposed to health hazards as the garbage is being dumped unscientifically. Dangerous diseases like dengue, influenza and malaria have become [...] Continue Reading »
To improve the level of sanitation in Gurgaon, the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) is considering to procure machines to clean, collect and dump garbage. Till now, the streets are cleaned by workers. However, the civic body aims to replace manual cleaning of roads and to improve efficiency in work. Sources say that a machine [...] Continue Reading »
Bangalore civic administration has promised to rid the city from thousands of tonnes of overflowing garbage. However, search for land to dump garbage is not yet over. The residents around Mandur, about 45 km north of Bangalore, have agreed to resumption of dumping of garbage in the area on the fulfillment of certain conditions. The [...] Continue Reading »
The authenticity of penalty receipts issued by Chennai corporation against those who dump debris and garbage on the city roads has come under the scanner. The issue has been raised by an RTI activist. A receipt copy available with this newspaper lacks mandatory details like name and designation of the officer collecting the penalty. Moreover, [...] Continue Reading »
Garbage issues are creating a major problem for the city of Mumbai. Mayor Sunil Prabhu put the blame on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) at a civic general body meeting on Monday for the problems faced by citizens due to garbage dumping. The mayor expressed his views that contingency plan must be made for garbage [...] Continue Reading »
As per recent dumping of garbage at the solid waste treatment plant at Vilappilsala, High Court has taken an initiative. The court has sent notices to the state government and Vilappil panchayat on the same. The petition regarding the issue was filed by Trivandrum Corporation against illegal dumping of garbage in the area. Earlier, the [...] Continue Reading »
A huge problem has been raised in Chennai city wherein dumping of garbage has become a nuisance! Dumping of garbage is common cause, however the land where the garbage is being dumped belongs to Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR & CE) . Its as simple as this! A temple land today has been [...] Continue Reading »
Garbage disposal has been problem in Sector 10 for some time. Heaps of garbage has been deposited for three days in the area without getting noticed by the authorities. Bad stench and unpleasant view is becoming unbearable for the residents. The contractor had agreed to clean up the garbage but later refused to show up. [...] Continue Reading »
The dumping of garbage on roadside has become a major issue in Kerala. The kerala court had long back prohibited the same, however it has been witnessed that the garbage menace has been increasing. To avoid increase of garbage menace, has announced for a meeting with Kochi Mayor, municipal chairpersons, Ernakulam District collector and secretaries [...] Continue Reading »
