Taking the anti-dumping and garbage management campaign in Shimla to the public domain, the Government today involved Municipal Councillors and the Mayor of Shimla Municipal Corporation to tackle the

At times when political leaders from Thane are fighting over garbage dumping by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) at Mulund, all of them seem to have ignored the fact that their own city, Thane

Have you ever thought that your everyday kitchen waste is damaging the environment? Delhiite Asit Nema has, writes SANGEETA BAROOAH PISHAROTY

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COIMBATORE: The Opposition in the Coimbatore Corporation is determined to make the civic body convene a special meeting of the Council and table a White Paper on the status of the Rs.3,186-crore infrastructure schemes proposed under the Jawaharlal National Urban Renewal Mission.

The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has demanded that the Corporation table the White Paper at least at the next Council meeting. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) insist that the special meeting should be held this month.

Nagercoil: The Government has allotted Rs.87.75 lakh for the implementation of solid waste management programme at Kanyakumari, said environmentalist Vivekanandan, attached to directorate of town panchayats.

Mumbai, September 4 The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to set up a Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste recycling facility on the premises of Deonar dumping ground soon. According to the sources, the plant will be operational in the next two years. Interestingly, the construction waste will be recycled to make building tiles, bricks and paver blocks.

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The work of Amin Bazar sanitary landfill project is likely to begin in September subject to approval of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council.
Officials of the Dhaka City Corporation said they had already acquired 50 acres of land in Amin Bazar area of Savar in Dhaka for the implementation of the proposed two-year project, undertaken by Waste Management Division involving about Tk 65 crore.