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The challenge of waste management in urban areas [1]

Of late, the civic bodies are firm on having a decentralised policy to reduce waste reaching the dumping grounds and the landfill sites.
At source:A plant to treat biodegradable waste in Kozhikode. Such decentralised facilities have become imperative now.

The accumulation of solid waste in cities and towns offers a scary prospect.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2011
Hindu (Thiruvananthapuram) [2]
Tags:
Solid Waste [3], Kerala [4], Thiruvananathapuram (T) [5], Kozhikode (D) [6], Municipal Solid Waste Rules [7]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/thiruvananathapuram-t
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kozhikode-d
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-solid-waste-rules