Govt mulls Waste Corp to tackle garbage mess
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, FEB 24
In yet another initiative at resolving the garbage imbroglio, the State Government has decided to set up Goa Solid Waste Management Corporation (GSWMC) on the lines of Karnataka Solid Waste Management Corporation.

Chandigarh: The machines installed at the Solid Waste Management Plant in Dadumajra are not those as were demonstrated by the Germany firm from whom they were bought. There are some machines that were not part of the Detailed Project Report (DPR). The sub-committee constituted to look into the functioning of the plant has pointed out these and numerous other anomalies at the plant.

The Bombay High Court in Goa today effectively shifted the Mapusa Municipal Council

The coastal panchayats though generate garbage in large quantities, in fact, on par with cities, none have acquired a site for garbage treatment and disposal. Many of them are still at the stage of obtaining administrative approvals while others have not even progressed beyond sending proposals to the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB).

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MADURAI: Huge mounds of garbage piled up in street corners have become an ubiquitous sight across the city, creating not just a sore sight but also a health hazard for people. Besides putting off foreign tourists, the piles of garbage have become a transit point for diseases from animals to men, according to health experts.

Chandigarh: The much-awaited new industrial policy is likely to be in place soon. Interacting with the representatives of the Chandigarh Industrial Association, UT Administrator General S F Rodrigues (Retd) said the new policy for the Industrial Area Phase I and II was being finalised.

Thane residents say no to waste tax RESIDENTS of Thane city are not willing to pay tax for the garbage that goes out of their homes each day. The Thane Municipal Corporation in November 2008 had proposed a nominal solid waste tax for scientific disposal of garbage. The target was to collect Rs 3.16 crore a year. But the civic body gave in to pressure from corporators and people who were

The tax structures devised by Thane Municipal Corporation: Slum dwellers: Rs 10 per month per family Flat owners: Rs 15 per month per flat Restaurants and pubs: Rs 120 a month Malls, wedding halls, cattle sheds and hotels: Rs 50-100 each day

CHENNAI: Visitors to Kilburn Nagar and its neighbouring colonies are often appalled by the thick clouds of acrid smoke enveloping the area. But for residents enduring the garbage dump it has been a daily ordeal for nearly a decade.

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