NAGAPATTINAM: The authorities of the famous Velankanni church (Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Health) on Tuesday launched a solid waste management project at a cost of Rs. 1 crore in the campus to maintain hygiene and public health as lakhs of pilgrims from various parts of the country visit the church throughout the year.

Environment activist Subhash Dutta has written to the chief election commissioner, urging him to ask parties to abide by green norms during the campaign.

Dutta said that unless green norms were followed, the polls would leave in their wake around 1 lakh metric tonnes of non-biodegradable waste that would add to the pollution.

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.

R. Chidambaram inaugurates an international seminar on composites

CHENNAI: A pilot project to recycle automobile waste and extract aluminium from that has been sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries, R.Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to the Union Government, said on Tuesday.

Cape Canaveral: Confronted with orbiting junk again, Nasa ordered the astronauts aboard the linked space station and shuttle Discovery to move out of the way of a piece of debris on Sunday.

Sri Lanka's Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources today warned the local governments that the Ministry will take over its lands that are being used to pile up garbage on a large scale if the garbage is not disposed.

Environment Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said the cabinet approval has recently granted approval for this process.

Siliguri, March 23: Clinical wastes are accumulating at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital (NBMCH) which does not have a proper mechanism in place to clear the garbage that is hazardous to patients as well as the general public.

DIBRUGARH, March 23: The entire garbage collection and disposal system in Dibrugarh is being overhauled.

The Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) will not only have to stop dumping of garbage at Assagao plateau but will also have to immediately fence-- the whole dumping site.
The High Court directed MMC to appoint adequate number of chawkidars and guards within 48-hours guard at the site.

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