NOIDA: With garbage strewn on the roads, overflowing dhalaos (garbage dumps) and indiscriminate digging across the city becoming a common sight, residents in Noida are a worried lot, especially with the Met department announcing more rain in the next few days.

PALAKKAD: The Jana Jagrath, a people's vigilance organisation, has called for a vigilance inquiry into the irregularities in the construction of solid waste management project of the Palakkad municipality.

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Garbage management has been a long-pending issue
It would be either a treatment plant or a landfill
Councillors had blocked trucks with garbage
KOCHI: Thrikkakara municipality is actively considering a proposal to purchase about 10 acres of land for the scientific disposal and treatment of waste.

A decision to this effect was taken at a municipal council meeting held recently.

The problem

KOLKATA, 16 JUNE: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has got permission from the Pollution Control Board for sanitary land filling in the Ramsar area, member, mayor-in-council (Solid Waste Management), Mr Debabrata Majumder, said today.
Mr Majumder said around 52 hectare has been earmarked for setting up the second Dhapa dumping ground in the Ramsar area but the KMC will only use 17.75 hectare of

Final touches being given in to draft document in Rajasthan
A draft document on integrated solid waste management through door-to-door garbage collection, transport, processing and cleaning in ten major towns of Rajasthan will shortly be submitted for approval to the State Government.

The State Urban Development Department is presently giving final touches to the document.

A high-power comm

After the parliament endorsed the Bill on Solid Waste Management (SWM) following lengthy deliberations, the discussions related to its implementation have now gathered pace.

The bill-passed unanimously by the parliament on May 26 replacing the old law in effect

Sindh Minister for Environment Sheikh Mohammad Afzal has said that Rs20 billion is required annually for proper and safe disposal of garbage and waste in order to keep the city clean.Speaking at a press briefing along with Karachi Administrator Mohammad Hussain Syed at the latter

The government

AHMEDABAD: While south Ahmedabad produces the maximum polythene bags, the east zone of the city has had to pay maximum for its use of polythene bags. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation enforced the plastic bag ban in April this year. Since then, east Ahmedabad has paid maximum fine of Rs 18,200 for violating environment laws on use of polythene bags less than 40 microns thick.

DINDIGUL: Despite implementation of solid waste management and privatisation of garbage clearance in 50 per cent of total 48 wards within the municipal limits, garbage clearance becomes a daunting task for Dindigul municipality.

Heaps of garbage in street corners and on prime roads is a common sight within the town limit.

Existing garbage dumping yard near Murugabhavanam is surrounded by sev