On the pattern of Delhi, the use of polythene may be completely banned in the state capital also. The first citizen as well as environmentalists have started thinking on these lines and a proposal to this effect may be tabled in the next meeting of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) house.
Mumbai: Municipal Corporation to sell treated water; three bids under scrutiny
Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has joined the list of civic bodies planning to sell treated sewage water to private parties, in a bid to make the most out of its resources.
The MCD is com ing up with four construction and demolition waste recycling plants in the would help in alleviating the problem of disposal of waste generated by construction activity throughout the year.
Sandeep AsharSaturday, January 17, 2009 2:33 IST Email
Mumbai: Mangroves were given the status of notified forests last year but this has not prevented their destruction. Among the few remaining patches of green that remain in the western suburbs, the mangrove cover between Gorai creek and Kanderpada, faces a new threat.
New Delhi: Delhi L-G Tejendra Khanna, on Tuesday, chaired a meeting to review the progress in the implementation of the solid waste management master plan of the MCD. While many projects related to the use of different kinds of technologies in dealing with waste are yet to take off, the MCD claimed it would begin with door-to-door segregation by Arpil this year.
Mumbai: The tanker lobby that operated in Mira Road, Bhayander and Vasai till a few years ago has now spread its tentacles to the western suburbs. Taking advantage of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) water crisis, tanker owners are doing brisk business.
