TN government may hand over 96 acres of reclaimed Perungudi dump site to forest department
2 weeks 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 cubic meters of municipal solid waste. However, GCC's Regional Deputy Commissioner, MP Amit, told TNIE that some legacy waste remains beneath the surface and needs to be biomined to restore the land to its original marshland state. "Yes, the government is mulling the idea to hand over the reclaimed dumpsite to the forest department, but before that a detailed scientific assessment will be carried out.

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Civic facilities likely to come up on 40 acres reclaimed from dumping yard in Tiruchy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Civic facilities likely to come up on 40 acres reclaimed from dumping yard in Tiruchy

New Indian Express  

TIRUCHY: The Tiruchy corporation has ambitious plans for a part of land recovered from the municipal dump yard at Ariyamangalam after removing accumulated waste. Senior corporation officials said they are now considering several civic projects on the recovered land. We will not use the entire vacant land for one project; we are considering multiple projects like building commercial buildings, school, …

Check near you | List of 14 sites where construction and demolition waste can be dumped free of cost from Chennai Corporation to control open debris dumping menace
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Check near you | List of 14 sites where construction and demolition waste can be dumped free of cost from Chennai Corporation to control open debris dumping menace

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation has designated 14 locations for the disposal of construction and demolition debris. In a press release, Commissioner J. Kumaragurubaran urged private lorry owners, individuals, and companies involved in debris collection to comply with the Corporation’s regulations. The designated spots include Buckingham Canal Road in Thiruvottiyur Zone, Kamarajar Road in Manali Zone, Avadhanam Papaiya Road for Royapuram …

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 …

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, …

Greater Chennai Corporation takes up mass cleaning drive, removes 45 tonnes of garden waste across 15 zones in city
11 months ago

Greater Chennai Corporation takes up mass cleaning drive, removes 45 tonnes of garden waste across 15 zones in city

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation, in a mass cleaning drive, cleared 46.71 tonnes of garden waste from its parks in 102 locations spanning across 15 zones, on Saturday, January 20. According to a release, 976 workers of the Solid Waste Management Department in the civic body removed weeds and cleared tree branches in the parks, vacant lands, Miyawaki parks, graveyards and …

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 …

Chennai Corporation to start work in October to reclaim 265 acres of Kodungaiyur dumping ground
1 year, 2 months ago

Chennai Corporation to start work in October to reclaim 265 acres of Kodungaiyur dumping ground

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation Council on Friday passed a resolution for reclamation of Kodungaiyur dumping ground in north Chennai through bio-mining technology. The project proposal was placed in the fourth State-level technical committee held on November 8, 2022 and the committee has approved the biomining estimated at ₹640 crore, the officials said. About ₹90-crore loan from Tamil Urban Development Fund …

Greater Chennai Corporation asks other departments to clear garbage and debris from their vacant lands
1 year, 2 months ago

Greater Chennai Corporation asks other departments to clear garbage and debris from their vacant lands

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation intends to write other departments, including the Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board, Chennai Metro Water Supply and Sewage Board, and Chennai Metro Rail, to address the issue of open dumping in their respective vacant lands. The move came after Corporation Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan recently inspected a vacant site at a housing board in Pattinapakkam in …

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 …

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.” …

TNPCB lifts soil samples from site near Anamalai where garbage was dumped
3 years ago

TNPCB lifts soil samples from site near Anamalai where garbage was dumped

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on Thursday collected soil samples from a private land at Semanampathy, near Anamalai, on the Tamil Nadu – Kerala border where garbage, which was allegedly brought from Kerala, was dumped in April this year. The samples were collected as part of the proceedings of a case which the Southern Bench of the National Green …

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