Coimbatore Corporation plans bio-mining plant at Vellalore dump yard
1 year, 9 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation plans bio-mining plant at Vellalore dump yard

The Hindu  

The civic body plans to install a bio-mining unit worth ₹53 crore at the Vellalore dump yard, Deputy Commissioner M. Sharmila told The Hindu. The NGT has directed to scientifically dispose legacy waste on 69 acres in the Vellalore dump yard within 15 months in 2018. But, over five months on, no status report has been filed by the Corporation.” “Five years ago, 15 lakh cubic metre of waste was accumulated in Vellalore. Jayaraman claimed, “During a recent meeting with the Corporation Commissioner, we suggested that the dump yard could be divided into micro-level solid waste management sections.

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TN government may hand over 96 acres of reclaimed Perungudi dump site to forest department
2 weeks, 1 day ago

TN government may hand over 96 acres of reclaimed Perungudi dump site to forest department

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The State government is planning to hand over 96 acres of reclaimed Perungudi dump site, located inside the Pallikaranai Ramsar site, to the forest department. Ltd, which was awarded the tender to dispose of the legacy waste at the Perungudi dump yard by Greater Chennai Corporation in February 2021, announced it has completed its task and processed 1.73 million …

MC chief orders reprocessing of bio soil being dumped in Sec-53
1 month, 1 week ago

MC chief orders reprocessing of bio soil being dumped in Sec-53

Hindustan Times  

Municipal commissioner Amit Kumar on Tuesday directed the concerned engineers engaged in bio-mining project of legacy waste under at Dadumajra dump site to reprocess the bio-soil from Sector 53 immediately at the plant. Kumar sought a detailed report from the concerned officers of the Chandigarh civic body about the daily garbage collection and processing, along with the ongoing bio-mining project …

Coimbatore Corporation submits detailed report on Vellalore landfill management, NGT hearing postponed to October
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Coimbatore Corporation submits detailed report on Vellalore landfill management, NGT hearing postponed to October

The Hindu  

In response to the concerns over waste management at the Vellalore landfill, Coimbatore Corporation has submitted a status report and action plan to the National Green Tribunal. Though the civic body promised 65 decentralised waste processing centres, only 50 have been set up, including the 34 micro composting centres, 8 material recovery facilities, 6 bio-gas plants, and 1 e-waste centre. …

Come clean on dumping plan at Vellalore, NGT tells Coimbatore Corporation
4 months ago

Come clean on dumping plan at Vellalore, NGT tells Coimbatore Corporation

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has criticised the Coimbatore Corporation demanding a concrete timeline for stopping all fresh waste disposal at the Vellalore landfill. The tribunal directed the Corporation to provide a detailed report addressing several key issues, including the number and locations of decentralised centres where bio-mining is conducted, areas allocated to each of these centres within the city, current …

Tiruchi Corporation to take up Phase III of bio-mining at Ariyamangalam
4 months, 1 week ago

Tiruchi Corporation to take up Phase III of bio-mining at Ariyamangalam

The Hindu  

The Tiruchi Corporation has taken steps to commence the third phase of the bio-mining project to segregate and process accumulated solid waste at Ariyamangalam, the civic body’s biggest dump yard in Tiruchi. A study by experts from the NIT has inferred that Ariyamangalam dump contains about 7.7 lakh cubic metres of waste, including the waste below the surface level and …

Chennai Corporation expects to complete biomining in Perungudi dumpyard by July
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai Corporation expects to complete biomining in Perungudi dumpyard by July

The Hindu  

With 84% of the legacy waste in the Perungudi dumpyard processed through biomining, the project is expected to be completed by July 2024, according to Chennai Corporation. The legacy waste in the 225.16-acre Perungudi dumpyard is processed through a biomining project worth ₹350.64 crore sanctioned under the Swachh Bharat Mission scheme and the administrative sanction secured vide a Government Order …

First phase of biomining at North Kalamassery to begin next week
8 months, 1 week ago

First phase of biomining at North Kalamassery to begin next week

The Hindu  

The excavation of around 46,700 metric tonnes of legacy waste lying at the dumping yard of the Kalamassery municipality as part of the biomining project will begin next week. Among the sites identified in Ernakulam, the civic body’s site at North Kalamassery has the highest quantity of legacy waste that is lying at a height of around 11 metres, of …

Biomining at Kalamassery expected to be completed in nine months
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Biomining at Kalamassery expected to be completed in nine months

The Hindu  

The biomining of around 46,700 metric tonnes of legacy waste lying at the dumping site of the Kalamassery municipality is expected to be completed in nine months, if everything goes as planned. The long-pending work received a boost after the government awarded ₹95.2-crore worth contract for biomining and retrieval of 20 legacy dumping sites in the State, including Kalamassery on …

With emphasis on SWM, ₹100 crore set aside to purchase land for processing units
9 months, 3 weeks ago

With emphasis on SWM, ₹100 crore set aside to purchase land for processing units

The Hindu  

The Budget, with emphasis on Solid Waste Management, has set aside ₹100 crore to purchase four parcels of land measuring 50 to 100 acres to set up Integrated Waste Processing Centres. The Budget said to make Bengaluru a clean city, Integrated Solid Waste Management Comprehensive Action Plan will focus on collection, transportation and processing to be handled by a single …

Greater Chennai Corporation Council gives approval to reclaim 252 acres of Kodungaiyur dump through biomining
10 months ago

Greater Chennai Corporation Council gives approval to reclaim 252 acres of Kodungaiyur dump through biomining

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation Council approved a proposal to reclaim 252 acres of the Kodungaiyur dumping ground through bio-mining over the next two years. Approximately 66.52 lakh tonnes of legacy solid waste exists at the site as of March 2022, which will be processed for an estimated ₹640.83 crore, with funds under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and KfW Bank, …

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner to file report on disposal of legacy and current waste
1 year ago

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner to file report on disposal of legacy and current waste

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal, South Zone, Chennai has directed the Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner to consult the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board and file a detailed report to address the issue of disposal of legacy waste, and for dealing with the current waste. The bench observed that three things that arise for consideration are legacy waste, reclamation of land and treatment …

Over 9 lakh cubic metres of legacy waste cleared at Vellalore dumpyard in Coimbatore
1 year ago

Over 9 lakh cubic metres of legacy waste cleared at Vellalore dumpyard in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Coimbatore Corporation, over the last two years, has processed approximately 9,40,000 cubic metres of legacy waste accumulated at the Vellalore dump yard and reclaimed 50 acres of land. A press release issued by the civic body on Saturday said that as part of Phase II of the ongoing bio-gas mining project, a proposal seeking ₹58.54 crore to process the remaining …

NGT slams Coimbatore Corporation, demands concrete action plan on dealing with legacy waste at Vellalore dump yard
1 year, 1 month ago

NGT slams Coimbatore Corporation, demands concrete action plan on dealing with legacy waste at Vellalore dump yard

The Hindu  

Raising concerns over the Coimbatore Corporation’s inaction in dealing with legacy waste at the Vellalore dump yard, the National Green Tribunal Southern Zone, on October 16, 2023, instructed the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to inspect the site and submit a detailed progress report by November 30. The NGT also made a note of the outdated trommels used to segregate …

Biomining at Perungudi garbage dump showing results, Corporation aims to complete the task by June 2024
1 year, 4 months ago

Biomining at Perungudi garbage dump showing results, Corporation aims to complete the task by June 2024

The Hindu  

July 30, 2023 09:19 pm | Updated 11:16 pm IST - CHENNAI The Greater Chennai Corporation aims to complete the biomining of legacy waste at Perungudi garbage dump by June 2024 as over 70% of the work has been completed. “Our priority is to reduce the amount of legacy waste and it is the responsibility of the Corporation to reclaim …

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation to submit report on waste processing at Vellalore dump yard
1 year, 5 months ago

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation to submit report on waste processing at Vellalore dump yard

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation to file a report regarding expediting the bio-mining process of legacy waste, segregation of waste and additional machinery acquired for the same at Vellalore dump yard. Mohan before the NGT, the CCMC had reportedly filed that the balance of nine lakh tonnes of waste is expected to be cleared …

Present details on handling waste in dump yard: NGT tells Coimbatore Corporation
1 year, 7 months ago

Present details on handling waste in dump yard: NGT tells Coimbatore Corporation

The Hindu  

Even as the Corporation is nearing the deadline to clear legacy waste in Vellalore under the Coimbatore Smart City Mission, the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal recently directed the civic body to present the details of the machinery that need to be used and regarding permanent solution to handle the legacy and daily waste. The NGT Southern Zone, …

Chandigarh’s legacy waste removal project: Firm makes lowest bid of ₹79 crore, MC to try to bring it lower
2 years, 4 months ago

Chandigarh’s legacy waste removal project: Firm makes lowest bid of ₹79 crore, MC to try to bring it lower

Hindustan Times  

The work on removing the second lot of 7.67 metric tonnes of legacy waste at the Dadumajra landfill is likely to start soon. A total of 12.7 lakh MT legacy waste is to be cleared from the 25-acre Dadumajra landfill in Chandigarh. In its second attempt at allotting the work, the municipal corporation on Thursday opened the financial bids, in …

Biomining of legacy waste, waste-to-energy plants among steps MCD taking to flatten landfills
2 years, 6 months ago

Biomining of legacy waste, waste-to-energy plants among steps MCD taking to flatten landfills

Firstpost  

Around 50 officials have been entrusted with the task of reducing the height of landfill sites and monthly deadlines have also been set up New Delhi: MCD has listed steps such as biomining of legacy waste and setting up of waste-to-energy plants being taken to flatten and shut garbage dumping sites in its status report on landfills which is likely …

Need ₹1,847cr to flatten landfills, say MCDs
2 years, 8 months ago

Need ₹1,847cr to flatten landfills, say MCDs

Hindustan Times  

An estimated ₹1,847 crore will be needed to clear the three landfills --- Bhalswa, Okhla and Ghazipur --- in Delhi, senior municipal officials said even as the three civic bodies are struggling to meet the deadlines for removing the legacy waste at these garbage mountains. According to the report submitted by the corporations, a copy of which HT has seen, …

Corporation starts biomining to dispose of accumulated waste
3 years, 10 months ago

Corporation starts biomining to dispose of accumulated waste

The Hindu  

Coimbatore Corporation has started in a limited way the process to dispose of the waste it had accumulated over the years without segregating it as degradable, wet waste and recyclable and inert dry waste. The ₹60.01-crore project, called the bio-mining process, involves conveying 9.4 lakh cubic metre waste over sieves to segregate the waste, based on size. The responsibility of …

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