Tag: landfills

Kerala’s waste management programme to be funded by the World Bank

The World Bank will provide funding for the State government’s waste management programme in light of the landfill fire at Brahmapuram. In a meeting between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and World Bank officials, it was decided to immediately conduct a drone survey of all dumping yards in the State, following which a fire audit will also be conducted. A special team will be formed for this purpose. A solid waste management programme was earlier initiated with World Bank funding, from which funds will be utilised. The services of experts from…

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Net-zero waste to be mandatory for buildings

All upcoming housing societies and commercial complexes in the country will soon mandatorily have to ensure net zero waste and have their liquid discharge treated, as part of the government’s push for reforming and modernising the sewage disposal system. Achieving net zero waste means reducing, reusing, and recovering waste streams (sludge) to convert them to valuable resources so that zero solid waste is sent to landfills. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs will be sending a directive, likely by the end of March, to all State governments to make…

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