LUCKNOW: Even after five years of its sanctioning by the Centre under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme, the much-awaited municipal solid waste (MSW) treatment pla

Source-level treatment of waste to be promoted

Committing itself to continuing with the practice of treatment of garbage at source in the capital city, the government on Tuesday made out a case for a small quantity of garbage to be taken to the garbage treatment plant at Vilappilsala for treatment.

Dharna held in front of Chandy's house

Deputy Mayor G. Happykumar led a protest march and dharna in front of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's residence here on Sunday in protest against the garbage disposal crisis in the city.

Corporation cites environmental, topographical reasons

Says she is unable to take decision on waste-disposal crisis

KOCHI: The Mulavukad Island is all set to have a waste disposal system. The Goshree Island Development Authority (GIDA) is planning to construct a model solid waste treatment plant in Mulavukad.

To meet every two days and give advice to Corporation

The Urban Affairs Department has constituted a core committee, to be convened by Principal Secretary James Varghese, to monitor the garbage disposal crisis caused by the agitation against the Corporation's solid-waste treatment plant at Vilappilsala.

KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation’s delay in taking a final decision on handing over the land to the Confederation of Real Estate Developers Associations of India (CREDAI) for setting up a storage ce

KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation will soon serve notices on the residential complexes that do not have waste treatment units. The decision, according to the authorities, will help Kochi attain the status of the first city in the country to have waste treatment units installed in all apartment blocks.

“We will serve notices on those residential complexes which do not install bio bins. The decision comes in the wake of the Kerala High Court’s order to ban disposal of waste in public places. We want to make sure that the ban is properly enforced,” said Kochi Corporation Health Standing Committee chairman T K Ashraf.

Measures will be initiated to banplastic carry bags within a year

Minister for Rural Development K.C. Joseph said here on Friday that scientific waste treatment plants would be installed in corporations and major municipalities by October.