To review the arrangement, district magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh and chief development officer (CDO) Abhinav J. Jain inspected the integrated solid waste management (RRC) centre set up in the panchayat. Kanpur: Gram panchayat Chaubepur Kalan in Chaubepur block is emerging as a successful model for solid waste management in rural areas.Door-to-door waste collection, segregation of…
With the rainy season fast approaching, MC chief Ojasvi Alankar ordered officials to clear any hurdles affecting the main dump yard before the monsoons hit. Ludhiana: Municipal commissioner Ojasvi Alankar inspected the civic body’s main garbage dump site on Tajpur Road to review ongoing solid waste management projects. During the visit, the commissioner evaluated current…
Garbage dumped near the Lakkapuram Panchayat office in Modakkurichi taluk in Erode in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. | Photo Credit: GOVARTHAN M. Indiscriminate dumping of garbage, mostly plastic waste, near the Lakkapuram panchayat office on the Muthur Road has raised concerns over sanitation and public health, particularly as a health sub-centre and an anganwadi centre…
Ministry reconstitutes Chandigarh environmental clearance bodies Chandigarh: The ministry of environment, forest and climate change has officially reconstituted the state-level environment impact assessment authority and the expert appraisal committee for Chandigarh, establishing a new three-year term that will dictate the ecological oversight of future urban development.As the apex regulatory body, the assessment authority is tasked…
The meeting also focused was on scientific disposal of legacy waste in Madikeri city Madikeri: The District Development Coordination and Supervision Committee (DISHA) meeting, chaired by MP Yaduveer Wadiyar on Monday, held detailed discussions on scientific disposal of legacy waste, the AMRUT 2.0 scheme, Jal Jeevan Mission, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, control of wild animal menace…
Nagpur: Fearing disruption to the city’s waste collection services following new restrictions on diesel sales, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has sought permission from the district administration to supply fuel through Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO)-approved bowsers and barrels and identified three fuel stations to meet the requirement of its garbage collection contractors.According to civic…
BMC said pothole repairs on roads under the defect liability period must be carried out by contractors at their own costs Mumbai: BMC has directed its ward-level officials to ensure that all pothole-related complaints in the city are resolved within 24 hours.Additional municipal commissioner (projects) Abhijit Bangar instructed engineers to make sure that potholes are…
Garbage in the Mutha riverbed Pune: The civic body, in the past two years, has imposed a total fine of Rs 80 lakh on 1,170 violators for illegally dumping construction and demolition waste along nullahs, open plots and river beds.According to civic officials, illegal dumping was not only defacing civic areas but also raising the…
SAMRAT Launches UDHD projects worth Rs 286 Cr Patna: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Friday launched 157 projects of the urban development and housing department (UDHD), involving an expenditure of Rs286 crore, through remote mode at a function held at Sankalp Sabhagar in Lok Sevak Awas, the chief minister’s residence.He also laid the foundation stone…
CM Suvendu Adhikari sweeps the steps at Mayer Ghat, along with ministers, including Agnimitra Paul Kolkata: Signalling a shift in Bengal’s civic and cultural governance, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari hit the ground on Wednesday morning as he picked up a broom to lead a cleanliness drive at Mayer Ghat in Bagbazar.“Development is crucial, but cleanliness…
