MANMADE: The 40-foot deep Bellandur lake has silt deposit up to 35 feet, according to local residents.

The decision was taken in the pre-monsoon meetings addressed by Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta.

Sri Lanka police on Sunday (24) used water cannons to disperse a group of people protesting the presence of a massive garbage dump in their neighborhood in a suburb of Sri Lankan capital, Colombo.

The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) plans to decompose organic waste to generate biogas at the unused dome of the old sewage treatment plant (STP) in Kasba Bawda.

Sirsa, May 20: City residents are peeved at the poor upkeep of the major water channel that feeds several waterworks of the town for supplying drinking water.

The Chief Ministers’ committee tasked with the implementation of the Swachh Bharat Mission said today that generating energy from waste was an important aspect of getting rid of garbage.

Canada and the Philippines are reportedly close to a solution to the vexed issue of hazardous waste containers shipped to Philippines.

The NGT also asked the department to provide composting pits to deposit leaves and said the manure produced should be used by it.

In gross violation of the Pollution Control Board (PCB) guidelines, the Municipal Corporation (MC) authorities here were caught burning garbage at its illegal garbage collection centre inside the B

PUNE: Persistent Foundation in association with NGO Janwani and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) formally launched the 'Zero Garbage Project' in Prabhag no.