Tag: solid waste management

Village in Punjab got recognised for its excellent waste management under Swachh Bharat

Harjinder Kaur, the sarpanch of the village received ‘Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023’ by President Droupadi Murmu on March 4 for a commendable work in the sanitation sector. Chandigarh:  Peroshah village in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district, with a population of over 1,000, has earned national-level recognition for properly managing solid and liquid waste. Harjinder Kaur, the sarpanch of the village, which has been declared a model ODF Plus (open defecation free), received ‘Swachh Sujal Shakti Samman 2023’ by President Droupadi Murmu on March 4 for a commendable work in the sanitation…

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Green Hydrogen’s Cleanest Route – Waste

The rapidity at which India is expanding and urbanising, it is time to press the pedal on turning municipal waste to energy, dovetailed with the National Green Hydrogen Mission. In India, unsustainable garbage management affects living spaces for most cities. According to the World Bank, over 90% of waste in low-income countries is disposed of in dumps or is burned unchecked. Such activities have major effects on people’s health and the environment. We need to recognise the need for an effective and efficient garbage collection mechanism for solid waste management. According…

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Ways for solid waste management and sanitation to be suggested by JICA to the VMC

To tackle challenges of increasing solid waste, the Japan International Cooperation Agency will suggest ways of waste management to the Varanasi Municipal Corporation based on the best practices followed in Japan as the per day average of solid waste generation of Varanasi has gone up to 700 metric ton as apart from locals a huge floating population of pilgrims and tourists are also contributing in waste generation. To discuss solid waste management, waste water treatment and recycling and drinking water distribution system with new revenue generation model, a joint coordination…

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More manpower to be hired for solid waste management by Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation

BHUBANESWAR: The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to hire an additional 250 sanitation workers for solid waste management in the city. Applications from Mission Shakti groups, transgenders, self-help groups and other voluntary organisations have been invited. “The city’s population is increasing and we need more manpower to look after the solid waste management. We have published an advertisement asking the interest groups to apply. Those selected will be hired as Swachh Sathis and Supervisors. One Swachh Sathi is required for 600 households,” BMC deputy commissioner (sanitation) Suvendu Swain said…

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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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Fire at Brahmapuram waste treatment plant in Kochi raises a stink, Why ?

Seven days on, toxic fumes from the blaze continue to choke residents of Kochi and neighbouring Alappuzha even as corruption in the plant’s management is alleged Kochi is under watch as toxic emissions from the March 2 fire at the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant have reached as far as the neighbouring district of Alappuzha. The administration’s inability to contain the blaze at the plant, which is spread over 110 acres in the heart of the city, has put the spotlight on unscientific solid waste management. Kerala is highly literate but…

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Kerala HC vows action on Brahmapuram’s solid waste crisis

KOCHI: With the Brahmapuram smoke literally choking the Kerala high court judge heading the bench hearing the suo motu PIL, the court on Tuesday vowed to bring about a change in the state at the grassroots-level by the World Environment Day (June 5) this year through strict implementation of Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules, 2016. Considering the PIL registered on the basis of a letter written to the chief justice by justice Devan Ramachandran, the bench that comprises justices SV Bhatti and Basant Balaji on Tuesday did not heed…

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Brahmapuram dumping yard : Major Fire breakout

A major fire broke out at the dumping yard of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram on Thursday. Smoke that billowed out of the plant spread over Brahmapuram and Karimugal areas. Fire and Rescue Services personnel were deployed at the site to contain the fire that broke out around 4.30 p.m. Nearly 10 fire tenders from Thrikkakara, Eloor, Thripunithura, Gandhi Nagar, and Aluva were engaged in efforts to douse the flames. “We are facing hurdles in containing the fire as it had spread over mounds of waste. With the fire and…

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Kochi corporation allotted Rs 2.20 billion for solid waste management.

The Brahmapuram fire, which sparked widespread discussion throughout the state, prompted the Kochi Corporation to include Rs 2.20 billion for the solid waste management project in its 2023-24 budget. According to Kochi Mayor M. Anilkumar, “The Corporation’s focus this year is on solid waste management  mosquito eradication, roll-on roll-off vessels, and financial self-sufficiency. The most recent budget was the first in the history of the local body to not allocate cash at the division level, and it was presented by Deputy Mayor K A Ansiya amid chants from opposition council…

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