The AJK government has decided in principle to ban throwing garbage at public place or rivers in all AJK districts to ensure pollution-free environment for citizens, official sources said. The sources told APP here Monday that orders to this effect were ready to be issued soon.

MAYEM, MARCH 28 The Government has sanctioned a grant of Rs 35 lakh to Bicholim Muncipal Council (BMC), to purchase space for the disposal of garbage at Lakherim in Bordem-Bicholim.
Speaking to reporters, BMC Mayor Satish Gaonkar stated that the garbage disposal site selected by BMC belongs to Bordem Comunidade.

SOURCE SEGREGATION: A Neel Metal Fanalca bin placed in an apartment complex in Chennai.

CHENNAI: The Chennai Corporation will create a separate network of non-governmental organisations, rag pickers and other agencies to collect non-biodegradable waste.

CHENNAI: The State government has taken notice of a public interest litigation petition before the Madras High Court seeking a direction to authorities concerned to ban manufacture, distribution and use of all types of plastic carry bags and also single use plastic items below 150 microns.

PANJIM, MARCH 27 (HR) – Chief Minister Digambar Kamat will head the House Committee to look into the garbage dumping problems of Panjim and Margao.
The House, on Tuesday, had decided to appoint a House Committee in wake of the protests from the villagers of Bainguinim, Old Goa and the surrounding areas over the proposed waste treatment plant at Bainguinim.

Garbage is the premier problem where human civilisation has been affected, befallen or otherwise displaced from place to place like, gypsies. The problem is obviously a result of ill planned human activities in industrialisation and urbanisation. It is always difficult to bring something back into the orderly position if it has been disordered.

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed Environment and Natural Resources Minister Champika Ranawaka and Urban Development Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to step up action to address the country's growing garbage problem at a special meeting held at Temple Trees.

Roughly 48,000 tons of solid waste is generated every day in the Pakistan, while, most of the collection is dumped on low-lying land or is burned.

Banners..Banners and more Banners. Just look around and that is what you see. We Sri Lankans are famous for banners. Not only in the heart of Colombo City but in the outskirts as well. True it's irritating at times but banners have become part and parcel of our daily life.

New Delhi: Construction residue choking Barapullah drain; no way, say civic agencies

While the Barapullah elevated road project has received the Delhi government