Sonali Chowdhury

: Waste, if efficiently treated, can be instrumental in helping the country meet its energy requirements and reducing greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions.

Expert committee submits report to Madras High Court

CHENNAI: The existing methods of handling municipal solid waste at Perungudi, on the city

The Asian Development Bank will fund $120 million for solid waste management and food safety in six city corporations and five municipalities in Bangladesh, Dhaka City Corporation officials said.
The five-year project titled

The Asian Development Bank will fund $120 million for solid waste management and food safety in six city corporations and five municipalities in Bangladesh, Dhaka City Corporation officials said.
The five-year project titled

Because the primary resource, apart from land, is people. Ragpickers are human resource it is not easy to determine the amount of garbage India produces. No large corporations see business opportunities in it, political parties do not see votes in it, the media does not see stories in it. Stands to reason the Planning Commission has not proposed a grand plan to make India the world

The Noida Authority has decided to convert a temporary garbage disposal ground in Sector 54 into an eco-rehabilitation park on the lines of the Millennium Indraprastha Park. The 22-acre plot has been used as a dumping ground. The Noida Authority took this decision after continued complaints from residents who complained of stench.

Ahmedabad : A mountain of filth will soon get transformed into an oasis. In an ambitious plan, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is developing Pirana dumping site into a green zone. They are also considering setting up an entertainment zone in the area.

The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will soon set up an Environment Cell to look into solid waste management, cutting down of tress and forest conservation within the Palike limits and establish 198 ''BBMP One'' centres in as many wards.

Palike Commissioner, Bharath Lal Meena said officials from the forest department will be associated with the Cell.

Rs 1,448-cr plan for flood prevention to be implemented.
Chennai, June 29 The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) will implement a Rs 2,032-crore scheme to upgrade water supply and sewage disposal in Chennai and its suburbs.

PATHANAMTHITTA: The 600-odd families of Kandamkeri at Chumathra are up in arms against the proposal to set up a waste treatment plant there by the Tiruvalla municipality.

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