Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
KOCHI: The subsidy announced by the state government for setting up waste treatment units in apartment complexes will strengthen the efforts of the Kochi Corporation and the CREDAI Clean City movement to make Kochi the first city with such units in all residential buildings. Earlier, the subsidy was limited only …
Burning of plastic waste on waysides and public spaces has become a common sight in the city which is reeling under a severe garbage disposal crisis. With the Vilappilsala solid waste treatment plant remaining closed for over a fortnight, many city residents are now resorting to burning accumulated waste, including …
The Suchitwa Mission has recommended setting up at Brahmapuram a mega plant capable of processing about 500 tonnes of municipal solid waste generated daily in Kochi corporation areas and nearby municipalities. Experts associated with the mission told The Hindu on Monday that the plant will work on a German technology …
The government is working towards achieving zero waste stage in residential habitats in urban and rural areas. The Cabinet decision on Friday to provide subsidy to residential flats to set up waste treatment units is part of the strategy. However, waste treatment would become obligatory by law or guidelines in …
Safety concerns have been raised over the dumping of garbage close to the eastern boundary wall of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, and the City Corporation's move to deposit waste in a vacant plot a stone's throw away from the approach of the 3,398 m runway. The City Corporation's move to …
The unused land of the FACT should be utilised for setting up a waste treatment plant, which can produce organic manure, suggested L.N. Sethumadhavan, a former member of the committee which drafted the solid waste management project report for Kochi Corporation. The organic manure production will complement the FACT's established …
KOCHI: It is high time that the city launched a decentralised waste management system, Union Minister of State for Food and Civil Supplies K V Thomas said here on Friday. The minister was speaking after inaugurating the Suchitwa Varsham 2011-12 programme of Kochi Corporation. The year-long programme will aim at …
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Thursday directed the State government to take steps to set up a centralised waste treatment plant for the district. The Bench comprising Justice C.N. Ramachandran Nair and Justice P.S.Gopinathan directed the State to file a report regarding the steps taken in …
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said here on Wednesday that the Cabinet had decided to shift the solid waste treatment plant at Vilappilsala that had invited much public protest, and build a plant at another site using new technology to treat waste from Thiruvananthapuram city. Briefing presspersons on the Cabinet decisions, …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Vilappilsala waste treatment plant will be closed down and a zero waste management project will be implemented to deal with wastes generated in the Corporation limits, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here on Wednesday. “But the location of the new facility is yet to be decided. Reports stating …
To send notices to Corporation, KWA, and KSEB Giving a major boost to the agitation against Vilappilsala solid-waste treatment plant, the Vilappil panchayat on Monday passed a resolution to shut down the controversial plant, hours before the blockade of garbage trucks declared by the Vilappilsala Janakeeya Samithi agitators. Vilappil panchayat …
Carry bags to cost up to Rs.10; paper and cloth bags manufactured by self-help groups to be made available The City Corporation is planning to increase the price of plastic carry bags to discourage their sale and use in the city. Mayor K. Chandrika said here on Sunday that depending …
Janakiya Samithi to block garbage trucks from Wednesday With agitators at Villappilsala declaring that they will not allow garbage-laden trucks from the capital city to cross the panchayat limits from December 21 and that they are in no mood to grant the government or the City Corporation any more time …
JAMMU: The State Government today ordered fencing of entire 3000 kanals of Government land at Kot Bhalwal and cancellation of 'intikaals’ of the land given in favour of some persons. It has asked the Revenue officials to retrieve the Government land, which has already been encroached upon. Acting on a …
It is scheduled for December 29; firm completes Environmental Impact Assessment study With the private firm entrusted with the task to manage solid waste in the town and suburban areas of Puducherry completing the Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment (REIA) study for establishing a waste processing plant and landfill at Kurumbapet, …
PANJIM: As the government goes back on its promise of giving funds to set-up the garbage treatment plant at Baiguinim, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) decided to stick to its original plan, of availing of Rs 35 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Development Mission (JNNURM) …
Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) MMC has initiated steps to appoint an advisor to plan out a garbage treatment plant at Cunchelim. Incidentally, some councilors had visited Kolhapur, Pune and Nasik to have a look at the garbage plants of these cities. “However, these garbage treatment plants are of bigger capacities. …
Out of 197 flats, 111 have set up waste treatment systems Kochi is aiming to become the first city in the country to have waste processing units installed in all its apartment complexes. Of the 197 flats in the city, 111 have become self-reliant with waste management system and efforts …
Increasing urbanisation and industrialisation has increased the amount of waste generated, leading to a greater need for scientific waste management. Due to the presence of high organic matter in industrial and, specifically, urban waste products, generating power from waste is a potential solution to the problem of both waste management …
Jairam Ramesh to launch PURA As much as Rs.68.3 crore will be spent under the Provision of Urban Amenities in Rural Area (PURA) project being launched in Tirurangadi grama panchayat on November 15. The government has sanctioned Rs.10 crore for the first phase of the project. Central component The Central …
