The garbage collection and processing challenges in Mohali are on the path to resolution, as the Punjab government on Monday approved the allotment of a new contract for waste processing at the city’s Resource Management Centre. The hired agency, according to MC officials, will install garbage processing machinery at the 14 RMCs for processing city’s daily waste generation of 100 …
After the Mohali municipal corporation restricted garbage from GMADA areas from entering its jurisdiction, the civic body has now issued notices to 40 housing societies and 43 bulk waste generators, including schools, colleges, hospitals, industries and hotels, to manage their waste under Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The MC teams had earlier in March issued notices to the societies and …
The environment department of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation has closed 11 ready-mix concrete plants operating sans permission from the civic body and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board. A senior officer from PCMC, on anonymity, said the complaints were received on the SARATHI portal and even written complaints and the squad from the environmental department visited these plants. Sanjay Kulkarni, head of …
Ready Mix Concrete plants operating on the lands earlier identified as quarry site by CIDCO in Turbhe have been found to be operating without any permission from CIDCO. No nod for RMC plants on Turbhe quarry lands: RTI As per the RTI, at least six RMCs operating on land earlier used for quarrying by CIDCO have been operating without due …
The Mohali municipal corporation will begin maintaining a record of residents who are mixing wet and dry waste in violation of the guidelines of the civic body. Mohali municipal commissioner Navjot Kaur said, “Clear directions were issued not to accept mixed waste at the resource management centre.” Teach, instruct, and challan She said a three-step procedure will be followed. Similarly, …