The Supreme Court yesterday suspended with immediate effect an order by the Kesbewa Magistrate, that garbage should not be dumped at the Karadiyane disposal site in Kesbewa, until June 29, 2009.

The Magistrate had said that an inspection of the site would be done by him, to verify that garbage was properly disposed and to suspend dumping till then.

Even as opposition to the Taleigao Plateau as a garbage sorting site continues, the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has said that they may not even require the site if the garbage is managed within the city.

The main challenge for Velankani was the disposal of waste kitchen material. The waste food in the kitchen was being discharged either in the water bodies or the landfills.

Energy from Waste: The biogas plant at Velankani Tech Park.Bio energy from kitchen waste

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Clean Water Act does not prevent the Army Corps of Engineers from allowing mining waste to be dumped into rivers, streams and other waters.

With the State government uncertain of how to tackle the proposed garbage treatment plant issue in Bainguinim, the Old Goa Villagers Action Committee has decided to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Congress Youth President Rahul Gandhi over the issue.
This decision was made at a meeting convened by Old Goa Villagers Action Committee at Old Goa panchayat hall on Sunday.

Davorlim villagers on Sunday unanimously opposed acquisition of agricultural land and paddy fields to set up a Kabrastan for the Muslim community.
At the gram sabha meeting held on Sunday, which was specifically called to discuss the issue, the villagers strongly opposed the proposed plan of the government to acquire the agricultural fields for the burial grounds.

Kushalnagar Town Panchayat presented a surplus budget of Rs 177.98 lakh for the year 2009-10 on Friday. The budget was presented at a meeting presided over by Town Panchayat President H J Kariappa.

Goa Government this week has handed over Rs 46 lakh to the Corporation of the City of Panaji for acquiring land near the Kadamba bus stand, here, even as the Corporation is grappling with finding a permanent solution to garbage crisis.

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.

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.