Substantial sums provided to civic bodies for solid waste management are remaining idle in banks for want of feasible projects and lack of initiative of the governing committees.
According to the latest report of the Local Fund Audit which reviewed the performance of civic bodies from 2009-10 to 2011-12, a vast majority of the urban and rural civic bodies could spend only around 50 per cent of the funds provided for refuse management.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/funds-sanctioned-waste-disposal-unspent-kerala
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/n-j-nair
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/state-pollution-control-board-spcb-0
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
