It has been almost ten years since the garbage treatment plant at Vilappilsala became operational, which proved a boon to the residents of the capital city.

The City Corporation has sought the intervention of the State Government to solve the crisis which has developed after the Vilappil panchayat decided to shut down the Vilappilsala waste treatment plant on Tuesday.

BHUBANESWAR: Bhubaneswar is all set to have better sanitation by March 2011.

KOCHI: The Kochi Corporation is planning to set up a new solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram. As per the initial plan, the new plant will be set up on a raised land adjacent to the existing plant which is in a dilapidated condition. A team lead by Mayor Tony Chammany along with Health Standing Committee chairman T K Ashraf visited the plant the other day.

Having failed in several attempts in the past to identify suitable land for waste treatment in Santa Cruz village, the panchayat authorities saw a slim glimmer of hope as Calapur Comunidade attorney Mariano Araujo offered to provide Comunidade land for the purpose, provided the other committee members also accept the proposal.
The offer was made at the Sunday gram sabha, which discussed the trick

KOCHI: The hardships faced by the public due to the leakage of biogas plant at the Ernakulam Market continued on Wednesday as the civic body failed to take any adequate measures to remove the decayed waste that gushed into the market pond.