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		<title>“Wake up and Clean up Kochi” campaign to Succeed</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/wake-up-and-clean-up-kochi-campaign-to-succeed-77484</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2014 10:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dinesh.k</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kochi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Clean up Kochi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kochi Waste Management System]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 smart cities’ blue print is getting ready</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/100-smart-cities-blue-print-is-getting-ready-70901</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/100-smart-cities-blue-print-is-getting-ready-70901#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 04:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>swiftsales.cf</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[connected healthcare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBMP promises dry waste centres in all wards</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-promises-dry-waste-centres-in-all-wards-51036</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-promises-dry-waste-centres-in-all-wards-51036#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priyanka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BBMP Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dry Waste Collection Centres]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garbage bulk generators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garbage issues in bangalore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No time to solve garbage issue in Bangalore</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/no-time-to-solve-garbage-issue-in-bangalore-2-50253</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/no-time-to-solve-garbage-issue-in-bangalore-2-50253#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priyanka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garbage bulk generators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garbage issues in bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garbage segregation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garbage segregation violators to be penalized</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/garbage-segregation-violators-to-be-penalized-50204</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/garbage-segregation-violators-to-be-penalized-50204#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:49:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priyanka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioner to cancel garbage contracts if they fail to complete the work</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/commissioner-to-cancel-garbage-contracts-if-they-fail-to-complete-the-work-49917</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/commissioner-to-cancel-garbage-contracts-if-they-fail-to-complete-the-work-49917#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priyanka</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bangalore garbage dumping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BVG India Ltd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garbage issues in bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solid Waste Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vidyaranyapura ward]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Budget 2013 encourages waste-to-energy plants</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/budget-2013-encourages-waste-to-energy-plants-47974</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/budget-2013-encourages-waste-to-energy-plants-47974#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bulk generators to dispose their own waste</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bulk-generators-to-dispose-their-own-waste-46952</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bulk-generators-to-dispose-their-own-waste-46952#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priyanka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP Bangalore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Garbage Cess]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[garbage issues in bangalore]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/news/?p=46952</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s campaign &#8221; Wake up, Clean up Bengaluru&#8221; happened earlier this month. The waste from bulk generators in the city will no longer be transported to the landfills. Instead, it will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plastic road to re-use thrown away plastic</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/plastic-road-to-re-use-thrown-away-plastic-42428</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/plastic-road-to-re-use-thrown-away-plastic-42428#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priyanka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cities]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[plastic road]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Roads in Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salem]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solution urgent for Bangalore&#8217;s garbage menace!</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/solution-urgent-for-bangalores-garbage-menace-41795</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/solution-urgent-for-bangalores-garbage-menace-41795#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priyanka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garbage issues in bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mandur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solid Waste Management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AMC plans to involve ragpickers for waste collection</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/amc-plans-to-involve-ragpickers-for-waste-collection-33834</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/amc-plans-to-involve-ragpickers-for-waste-collection-33834#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:35:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priyanka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ahmedabad]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The civic body in association with NGO&#8217;s is planning to involve rag-pickers in waste management and cleanliness drive. Around 6000 ragpickers have been identified by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). They believe that the project would take care of garbage dumps on the city roads as well as the increasing number of rag-pickers. AMC commissioner Guruprasad Mohapatra said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garbage contractors demand protection at landfills</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/garbage-contractors-demand-protection-at-landfills-32186</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/garbage-contractors-demand-protection-at-landfills-32186#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Priyanka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=32186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Garbage contractors staged a protest in front of the office of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner demanding security for their vehicles and to take care of the garbage dumped at landfills. Rajneesh Goel, BBMP Commissioner declared that the BBMP would form a squad of five officials who will manage the sites during night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangalore cubed up with festival garbage</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bangalore-cubed-up-with-festival-garbage-31205</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bangalore-cubed-up-with-festival-garbage-31205#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mainaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems there is no end to Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) garbage woes with 15,000 tonnes of uncleared garbage, the Palike is having hard times to deal with the mounting waste generated by the ongoing festival season. Despite working overtime to clear the waste piled up across the City, the Palike’s workers could remove [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Villagers protest over garbge dumping, block BBMP trucks</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/villagers-protest-over-garbge-dumping-block-bbmp-trucks-31043</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/villagers-protest-over-garbge-dumping-block-bbmp-trucks-31043#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 06:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mainaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civic Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maintenance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dumping yard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Old Madras Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Protest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Angry villagers at the landfill site, of Old Madras Road, near Hoskote, blocked Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara palike (BBMP)  trucks from disposing garbage and refused to heed warnings by the police posted in the village. Since they are left with no option, BBMP would continue dumping waste in Mandur. The garbage crisis took an ugly face in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax relief for waste reduction scheme</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/tax-relief-for-waste-reduction-scheme-30975</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/tax-relief-for-waste-reduction-scheme-30975#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mainaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Property Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[housing societies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[municipal corporations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[property tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reduce recycle and reuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thane municipal corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste reduction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste segregation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=30975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) commissioner R A Rajeev has offered a 5% property tax reduction to housing societies who reduce their waste by more than 50% and recycle the waste generated in their compounds. More than 700 plus metric tonnes of waste is generated every day and dumped into the private landfills or illegally burnt [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBMP to solve garbage issues</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-to-solve-garbage-issues-30944</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-to-solve-garbage-issues-30944#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lekshmi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civic Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dump yard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage accumulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karnataka State Pollution Control Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste segregation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=30944</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is seriously working on the sanitation issues in the city. They have wrote to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) seeking permission to dump garbage from the city over 22 acres of land over to the civic body authority. Communities around Mandur are keeping a strict vigilance to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zero Garbage Project: Oppn hits out at PMC</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/zero-garbage-project-oppn-hits-out-at-pmc-30830</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/zero-garbage-project-oppn-hits-out-at-pmc-30830#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2012 07:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lekshmi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BJP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage collection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manage garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manage waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NGO Janwani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Opposition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[opposition party]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pune Municipal Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shirnath Bhimale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shiv Sena]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zero Garbage Project]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=30830</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) was hit out by Opposition leaders for allowing an NGO for implementing a Zero Garbage Project. To implement the Zero Garbage Project in 20 cities, the standing committee has approved the proposal to allot Rs 1.48 crore to  NGO Janwani. BJP corporator, Shirnath Bhimale has opposed the decision by saying that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBMP seeks developers&#8217; help to manage waste</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-seeks-developers-help-to-manage-waste-30350</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-seeks-developers-help-to-manage-waste-30350#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 08:18:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike (BBMP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CREDAI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CREDAI- Bengaluru]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manage waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycling wastes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RWAs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Segregate waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solid Waste Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste segregation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=30350</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) plans to bring in developers to help them out to segregate waste. It has already conveyed their wish to Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (CREDAI) &#8211; Bangalore. BBMP sources say that the waste management plan is an ambitious one and they want to educate developers in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Red Bus organises awarness programme on waste management</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/red-bus-organises-awarness-programme-on-waste-management-29910</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/red-bus-organises-awarness-programme-on-waste-management-29910#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[composting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domlur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NGOs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Red Bus]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solid Waste Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solid Waste Management Round Table(SWMRT)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[to segregate waste at source]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste segregation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste Wise Trust]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=29910</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike(BBMP) sets a deadline of October 1 for waste segregation for the residents, Red Bus, the largest bus ticketing company of India, organised an awareness programme on their office premises in Domlur on 28th September. The programme was organised by the employees of Red Bus and included an in depth presentation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frightened flat owners left on their own to clear the garbage</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/frightened-flat-owners-left-on-their-own-to-clear-the-garbage-29879</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/frightened-flat-owners-left-on-their-own-to-clear-the-garbage-29879#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lekshmi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Basavangudi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Commercial buildings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flat owners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sovereign Park apartments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste segregation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=29879</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The newly invented plan by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to clear the garbage will be implemented from October 1. Owing to this, the flat owners of Sovereign Park apartments in Basavangudi are panic stricken as the BBMP has issued a notification to put residential high-rises on par with commercial entities. This notification grouped them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangalore to segregate waste by teaming up</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bangalore-to-segragate-waste-by-teaming-up-29824</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bangalore-to-segragate-waste-by-teaming-up-29824#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lekshmi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RWA/Owners’ Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Non Governmental Organisations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residents Welfare Associations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[segragate waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste segragation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=29824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With just three days left for the mandatory segregation of waste imposed by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), there have been grave efforts put by the BBMP, the Residents Welfare Associations (RWA) and the Non Governmental Organisations (NGO) to ensure that the city is all spick and span and is able to manage the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangalore civic administration promises to make city garbage free</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bangalore-civic-administration-promises-to-make-city-garbage-free-28475</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bangalore-civic-administration-promises-to-make-city-garbage-free-28475#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civic administration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civic body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dumping of garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karnataka State Pollution Control Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Landfill at Mavallipura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mandur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mandur waste dump yard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=28475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBMP searching for vacant lands to dump garbage</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-searching-for-vacant-lands-to-dump-garbage-28243</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-searching-for-vacant-lands-to-dump-garbage-28243#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bannerghatta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMTC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike(BBMP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chintamani]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dump garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hoskote Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanakapura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanakapura Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=28243</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BBMP is on the hunt to identify vacant land in Bangalore to dump garbage. They are searching for available land on the outskirts to dump garbage on a temporary basis. Sources reveal that BMTC&#8217;s rocky vacant land in city limits will be used as temporary dump yards. The deputy mayor&#8217;s efforts to convince the villagers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HC issues notice against civic bodies</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/hc-issues-notice-against-civic-bodies-26672</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/hc-issues-notice-against-civic-bodies-26672#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:25:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bangalore Development Authority (BDA)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disposal of Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Karnataka Slum Clearance Board (KSCB)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Notices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solid Waste Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The high court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste disposal system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=26672</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The garbage disposal issue seems to have irked the residents of Bangalore as well as the court. The high court has issued notices to the state government, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) and Karnataka Slum Clearance Board (KSCB) in a public interest petition related to the garbage disposal system in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBMP to generate power from garbage</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-to-generate-power-from-garbage-26618</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/bbmp-to-generate-power-from-garbage-26618#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anupma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Conference on Solid Waste Management (ICONSWM)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mangalore City Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solid waste disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solid waste disposal management system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solid Waste Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what is waste management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=26618</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bahrut Bangalore Municipal Corporation (BBMP) is to soon generate 8 MW of power from solid waste, said M K Shankarlingegowda BBMP commissioner. This comes along with Mysore City Corporation&#8217;s (MCC) plans to convert solid waste to generate power. According to M K Shankarlingegowda, Bangalore&#8217;s plant will be the first in India and he said that he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garbage will be cleaned twice, daily</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/clear-garbage-twice-a-day-says-bbmp-26464</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/clear-garbage-twice-a-day-says-bbmp-26464#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 10:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>anupma</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Civic Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BBMP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disposal of Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage collection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mavallipura landfill]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Residents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the corporators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.commonfloor.com/stories/?p=26464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to improve garbage collection, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has decided to start a second shift. The BBMP council passed a resolution to hike the tender amount for garbage contractors by 20 per cent. Mayor D. Venkatesh Murthy pointed out irregularities among garbage contractors as many of them claim bills without cleaning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor blames BMC for garbage problem</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/mayor-blames-bmc-for-garbage-problem-26460</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/mayor-blames-bmc-for-garbage-problem-26460#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Corporators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disposal of Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dumping of garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Errant contractors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage collection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garbage compactors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garbage collection points becoming dump yards in Chennai</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/garbage-collection-points-becoming-dump-yards-in-chennai-26387</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 06:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chennai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disposal of Garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage bins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage collection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garbage disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sowcarpet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Chennai Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste garbage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The civic body&#8217;s garbage collection centers in Chennai seem to be turning into mini dump yards of their own. As the city precariously stands on the brink of an outbreak of diarrhea, these garbage collection points have become breeding ground for mosquitos and houseflies. The Chennai Corporation is forced to dismantle the bright blue aluminium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>70 waste management projects approved</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/70-waste-management-projects-approved-26375</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/70-waste-management-projects-approved-26375#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2012 03:52:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dipjyoti</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bangalore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international conference on solid waste management ICONSWM-2012]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[N R Narayana Murthy Centre of Excellence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pro-active waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Solid Waste Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Union Minister of state for urban development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste disposal management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste management projects]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Union Minister of state for urban development Saugata Roy has declared that under Jawharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), 45 solid waste management projects have been approved. Laying stress at effective solid waste management, he stated that an estimated cost of Rs 2086 crore and 70 projects at a cost of Rs 409 crore [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gujarat PCB issues show cause notice</title>
		<link>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/gujarat-pcb-issues-show-cause-notice-25415</link>
		<comments>https://groups.commonfloor.com/news/gujarat-pcb-issues-show-cause-notice-25415#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 05:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lekshmi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Municipality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Other cities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gujarat Pollution Control Board]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vapi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vapi Waste and Effluent Management Co. Pvt. Ltd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[waste dumping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Waste management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water disposal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water disposal site]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Water treatment plant]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has issued a show cause notice to Vapi Waste and Effluent Management Co. Pvt. Ltd (VWEMCL) for neglecting the precautionary steps mandatory ahead of the monsoon at the common solid waste management site. Industrial sludge had spread into the fields and orchards near Vapi after a protection wall of the [...]]]></description>
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