Chakia generates max waste, Jayantipur least
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Chakia generates max waste, Jayantipur least

Hindustan Times  

In all, 540 tonnes of garbage is produced in the city’s 80 Nagar Nigam wards every day. The garbage generated within the Prayagraj Municipal Corporation limits daily is disposed of at the waste processing plant in Baswar, operational on the outskirts of the city since December, 2021. Records revealed, of the total 540 tonnes solid waste generated within the city limits, only 384.57 tonnes was being collected through door-to-door collection besides spot collection by PMC trucks from different garbage dumps in the city. According to the data made available under the Master Plan 2031, a maximum of 8.44 tonnes of solid waste was being generated in ward number 22 of Chakia daily, while ward number 80 of Nai Basti was the second highest producer of solid waste, amounting to 8.4 tonnes daily. Further, as per the Master Plan 2031, in the list of top 10 wards with maximum garbage generation, the third highest waste producing ward is Mundera with 7.82 tonnes, followed by Minhajpur, Kareli, Himmatganj, Atala, Buxi Bazaar, Sulem Sarai and OPS Nagar –2 generating 6.2 tonnes every day.

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Nellore, Kakinada each to get a new Waste to Energy plant
3 months, 1 week ago

Nellore, Kakinada each to get a new Waste to Energy plant

Deccan Chronicle  

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CKCL, private players help fill gaps in non-biodegradable waste management in Ernakulam
4 months, 1 week ago

CKCL, private players help fill gaps in non-biodegradable waste management in Ernakulam

The Hindu  

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Hussainsagar lake yields 6,226 tonnes of garbage after Ganesh immersions
6 months ago

Hussainsagar lake yields 6,226 tonnes of garbage after Ganesh immersions

The Hindu  

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PMC to set up six new garbage processing plants: ESR
7 months, 2 weeks ago

PMC to set up six new garbage processing plants: ESR

Hindustan Times  

According to the information shared in the Environment Status Report for 2023-24 on Monday, the Pune Municipal Corporation plans to decentralise the garbage processing units and set up smaller units in various parts of the city. Accordingly, the civic body has planned to set up additional facilities to process 750 metric tonnes of garbage per day by proposing six new …

Waste collection may be disrupted in central zone
8 months ago

Waste collection may be disrupted in central zone

Hindustan Times  

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Town panchayats in Coimbatore district struggle to keep up with solid waste management
9 months ago

Town panchayats in Coimbatore district struggle to keep up with solid waste management

The Hindu  

With a rise in open dumping of waste by panchayats in Coimbatore district, data provided by the District Rural Development Agency reveals that only 18 out of 33 town panchayats have micro composting centres and many of these require repairs year-round. Annur panchayat president Paramasivam explained, “Waste is temporarily redirected to other panchayats until local issues are resolved, straining operational …

3,800 tonnes of solid waste going untreated in Delhi every day, SC calls it "horrible"
10 months, 1 week ago

3,800 tonnes of solid waste going untreated in Delhi every day, SC calls it "horrible"

India TV News  

Making strong remarks over the huge solid waste going untreated everyday in Delhi and nearby areas, the Supreme Court on Monday termed it as "horrible". On the MCD counsel’s argument that it will be possible to treat such excess waste only by June 2027 when an additional facility will come into existence, the court surprisingly commented that it means for …

Ludhiana: Second phase of legacy waste’s bioremediation to begin soon
1 year, 11 months ago

Ludhiana: Second phase of legacy waste’s bioremediation to begin soon

Hindustan Times  

With the waste accumulated at the Tajpur dump site of the municipal corporation moulding into a ticking bomb due to regular fire incidents, authorities are yet to initiate the second phase of bioremediation of the legacy waste under which around 20 lakh metric tons of waste will be disposed of in a scientific manner. Spread over 50 acres, Tajpur dumpsite …

Kalyan aims for top 25 in Swachh survey
5 years, 2 months ago

Kalyan aims for top 25 in Swachh survey

Hindustan Times  

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‘Cleanest city’ Indore earns ₹4 crore annually through proper waste management
5 years, 2 months ago

‘Cleanest city’ Indore earns ₹4 crore annually through proper waste management

The Hindu  

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Power from waste plan gathers pace
7 years, 6 months ago

Power from waste plan gathers pace

Deccan Chronicle  

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By 2050, India will need New Delhi-sized landfills to manage disposal: Study
7 years, 8 months ago

By 2050, India will need New Delhi-sized landfills to manage disposal: Study

Hindustan Times  

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Ragpickers are critical to clean India's 62 mn tonnes waste: It's time to recognise their efforts
7 years, 10 months ago

Ragpickers are critical to clean India's 62 mn tonnes waste: It's time to recognise their efforts

Firstpost  

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Waste leaves Andhra Pradesh down in the dumps
8 years, 7 months ago

Waste leaves Andhra Pradesh down in the dumps

Deccan Chronicle  

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Ward 173 on a zero waste mission
9 years, 8 months ago

Ward 173 on a zero waste mission

The Hindu  

In a major move to make ward 173 of Zone 13 a ‘zero waste’ model ward, the Chennai Corporation has built five additional vermi-composting pits at MRC Nagar. For nearly two years now, residents of the locality have been promoting source segregation by handing over waste, segregated as organic and inorganic, to conservancy workers who process it in the three …

Beneath the hype
10 years, 5 months ago

Beneath the hype

The Hindu  

BHAMBHEVA village in Jind district, Haryana, does not have much of a sewerage system. A report on “Financing Water and Sanitation: Public Realities”, authored by David Hall and Emanuele Lobina for the 6th World Water Forum held in Marseilles, France, in 2012, presented evidence to show that historically the great majority of investment in water and sanitation services in high-income …

Dishing out trash in Chennai
11 years, 7 months ago

Dishing out trash in Chennai

The Hindu  

The large green compactor bin on the road has a capacity of nearly 400-500 kg. Every day, around 600-800 tonnes of food waste is collected by the Chennai Corporation from restaurants, pizzerias, roadside eateries and garbage bins. “Due to the high quantum of bio-degradable waste, the best option for a city like ours is composting or producing bio-gas,” said a …

The journey our trash takes in Chennai
11 years, 7 months ago

The journey our trash takes in Chennai

The Hindu  

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