Mumbai The Centre has cleared a garbage processing and disposal project at the Kanjurmarg landfill site, paving the way for the BMC to scientifically decompose 4,000 metric tonne of waste a day in the 65-hectare-plot.

The civic administration had been facing problems in getting approval for the project owing to the location of the site in the CRZ and the presence of mangroves.

THRISSUR: Laloor Malineekarana Virudha Samara Samiti has threatened to launch direct action to stop the construction of the secured landfill at the municipal solid waste treatment plant at Laloor in the town, if the Corporation does not stop the construction immediately.

Water contamination level at the two-landfill sites, where solid waste of the city is dumped, has shot more than 500 times than the acceptable level, raising questions about the government

Though the government has banned polythene bags in the city, it has not yet come up with a better environment-friendly alternative.

Recently, some newspapers published articles where the government is asking people to suggest an alternative to plastic bags.

TIRUCHI: A Rs.70-crore-integrated solid waste management programme has been planned for the Tiruchi Corporation and the Municipalities of Manapparai, Thuvakudi and Kulithalai.

A detailed project report (DPR) has been prepared by Community Consulting India Private Ltd, a consultant commissioned by the Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services Ltd (TNUIFSL).

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

New Delhi: At its new landfill sites, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi plans to generate electricity, cooking gas, organic manure and bricks from the waste generated in the city. To come up at Okhla and Timarpur, the landfill sites will have a waste treatment plant for which the corporation is likely to join hands with the East Delhi Waste Processing Company Private Limited (EDWPCL).

SOUMEN BHATTACHARJEE

The pond that was being filled up. Picture by Amit Datta
An anonymous complaint has saved a pond spread over 15 cottahs in Narayantala (West).