Waste management
Kochi is fighting for a great cause of keeping the city clean in every spheres of the society. Every residents as well as school children have joined hands to support the “Wake up and Clean up Kochi” campaign of Times of India. In various socio-interactive sessions that were held in Kochi to spread the message [...] Continue Reading »
The ambitious plan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to build 100 smart cities across the country is a major step towards a Digital India. India is looking forward to upgrading its urban areas and creating new world class cities. The prime minister is pro urbanisation and digitisation and recognition is given to technology in realising [...] Continue Reading »
The BBMP Commissioner has informed Karnataka high court that by April 30, the dry waste collection centres (DWCC) will be set up on 30ft x 40ft in all the 198 wards of Bangalore. BBMP will appoint staff to take care of these dry waste collection centres for six months to one year, however the civic [...] Continue Reading »
As the election is around the corner, the officials are busy with promotional campaigns and seems to have no time to take any action on garbage issue. The residents of Bhartinagar Ward is facing tough time as it has been five days since the pourakarmikars have not cleared the garbage in that ward. The area [...] Continue Reading »
To end the garbage crisis in Bangalore and other places, the Karnataka government has revised the Karnataka Municipal Corporation(KMC) Act, 1976, and has permitted the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to penalize denizens who are not segregating waste at source. The government has decided to implement a fine of Rs 500 but Rs 100 for the [...] Continue Reading »
BBMP commissioner ordered BBMP officials to cancel the licences of garbage contractors if they do not start off with the work. The Councillor of Vidyaranyapura ward said that BVG India Ltd has taken the garbage contract four months ago but still it has not started with the work. BVG India Ltd has neither supplied materials [...] Continue Reading »
New Delhi- The government of India has made a budgetary provision to promote setting up of waste-to-energy (WTE) plants in this year’s budget. Following the government’s measure on funding WTE plants, a debate has been started whether this was really needed or not. Waste management has become a muddle across many cities of India nowadays. In [...] Continue Reading »
Many residential and commercial associations are coming forward with promises to clean garbage by having their own solid waste management and scientific disposal system, after the BBMP’s campaign ” Wake up, Clean up Bengaluru” happened earlier this month. The waste from bulk generators in the city will no longer be transported to the landfills. Instead, it will [...] Continue Reading »
A method that can be acquired in solid waste management is to scientifically re-use the thrown away plastic by using them for the formation of roads, said a solid waste management expert. The expert said that everyone should know the value of the waste in order to make the society waste sensitive. The Karnataka government [...] Continue Reading »
The BBMP officials are trying hard to find a solution for the uncleared garbage in the city. A permanent solution needs to be found to manage the estimated 3,500 tonne waste generated in the city. The residents of Mavallipura and Mandur have made it clear that they wont allow Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike to dump anymore [...] Continue Reading »
