Members of different public organisations of Guwahati have expressed concern over irregularities in garbage collection system in many parts of the city, even after introduction of a new scientific method of garbage collection and disposal.
Kochi: Residents in the Kochi municipal corporation area of Ernakulam district risk paying out a fine of Rs 10,000 if they are caught throwing garbage on the street.
The new law came into effect on Tuesday after the district administration held detailed discussions with various departments including the police and the municipal corporation of Kochi.
MUMBAI: Even as the fate of Rs 4,500-crore plan for scientific closure of Deonar dumping ground hangs in balance, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Development Authority (MMRDA) has proposed to develop six landfill sites beyond the city limits. A proposal to this effect has been sent to eight municipal corporations for further deliberation.
MUMBAI: Here's why the BMC's claims on rainwater harvesting don't hold water. Although its notification making this compulsory for all new projects came into force in October 2002, the civic body itself will practice what it preaches only next year.
Chandigarh: Amid the ongoing water crisis in Mohali, municipal councillor Kuljit Singh Bedi has said he will move court if the Punjab government did not act within 20 days to resolve the crisis.
June 11: The MCD is considering issuing of showcause notices to those who have managed to get online licences under the orange category pertaining to polluting units with due clearance from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee or by forging its clearance certificates.
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Government has ordered an inquiry into the mid-day meal given to students in a school here after teachers found a dead frog in the served food.
Mumbai: Environmentally conscious Bandra residents are planning to demarcate a 7-km cycling track along its seafront. "We want to create a pollutant-free city and help save fuel," said Anandini Thakoor, chairperson, Khar-Bandra-Santacruz (KBS) Foundation, a citizen group which is promoting the project.
Mumbai: The authorities, citizens and others have come together to make Vile Parle a zero-plastic zone.
Discarded plastic bags choked drains, leading to mass flooding in the city on July 26, 2005. After that, the Maharashtra government had banned the use of plastic (below 50 microns). But four years later, plastic is still being used by many.
