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.

Aletta Andr

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.

With the waste management problem getting out of hand, the government is considering privatising waste management in the country instead of overloading itself.

At the end of the three-day conference on solid waste management on August 20, one of the recommendations was to privatise the management of the ever mounting waste problem.
Some private businesses have already submitted proposals to the government.

With the waste management problem getting out of hand, the government is considering privatising waste management in the country instead of overloading itself.

At the end of the three-day conference on solid waste management on August 20, one of the recommendations was to privatise the management of the ever mounting waste problem.
Some private businesses have already submitted proposals to the government.

Speakers at a day-long workshop on Thursday underscored the need for proper and hygienic management of medical waste to free the environment from pollution.

They suggested for providing adequate training on waste management to all associated with the clinical and diagnostic activities to protect the environment from degradation.

They underscored the need for the authorities and the individuals concerned to have the awareness of the harmful impact of medical waste in the interest of maintenance of sound environment.

MARGAO, JULY 31