GHMC imposes penalties of over ₹42 lakh against illegal dumping of debris
1 month, 2 weeks ago

GHMC imposes penalties of over ₹42 lakh against illegal dumping of debris

The Hindu  

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has enhanced its surveillance against the unauthorised dumping of the construction debris in public places, and has started imposing hefty penalties on the violators. During the past three months, the corporation has mopped up approximately ₹42.21 lakh by way of penalties against illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste across various circles. In the month of January alone, the corporation garnered ₹14.25 lakh through imposition of fines for illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste across various circles. A total 333 debris dumping points were identified in the month across the 30 circles of GHMC by the respective Assistant City Planners, among which in 207 instances, violators were identified and penalties were levied. GHMC commissioner K. Ilambarithi has issued instructions to all the assistant city planners to deploy their town planning staff on the field to work together with the sanitation staff and identify the debris points.

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Chennai Corporation deploys 57 new vehicles to clear construction and debris waste
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Chennai Corporation deploys 57 new vehicles to clear construction and debris waste

The Hindu  

Chennai Mayor R. Priya flagged off 57 new vehicles for the removal of construction and debris waste, in addition to the existing 102. A total of 159 vehicles will now be used for intensive cleaning in zones 1 to 15 of the Greater Chennai Corporation. According to a press release, total of ₹13 lakh in fines was collected from 260 …

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to take tech route to tackle improper waste disposal crisis
3 weeks ago

Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation to take tech route to tackle improper waste disposal crisis

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has introduced a stringent system to tackle littering and illegal waste disposal across the city. Citizens caught littering roads, dumping construction and demolition waste or discarding garbage improperly will now receive instant e-challans. The new system expands beyond general littering to penalise improper disposal of all waste types, including C&D debris. He emphasised that …

People slam GHMC for garbage dumping on roads
3 months, 3 weeks ago

People slam GHMC for garbage dumping on roads

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is facing criticism for its failing to address the issue of garbage dumping on roads. Despite distributing wet and dry waste bins for door-to-door collection, many areas continue to be cluttered with garbage, which causes inconvenience to commuters by blocking roads. Some people also allege that SAT vehicles dump collected waste back onto roads, …

₹95.35 lakh fine imposed for illegally dumping debris in Delhi: MCD report to NGT
3 months, 3 weeks ago

₹95.35 lakh fine imposed for illegally dumping debris in Delhi: MCD report to NGT

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, : The MCD has informed the National Green Tribunal that a fine of ₹95.35 lakh was imposed on violators for illegally dumping construction and demolition debris in October. ₹ 95.35 lakh fine imposed for illegally dumping debris in Delhi: MCD report to NGT The NGT sought regular replies from the authorities concerned with steps preventing air pollution in …

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
5 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 …

Hyderabad devises action plan to remove trash from streets
10 months ago

Hyderabad devises action plan to remove trash from streets

The Hindu  

The area is Vengalrao Nagar, and a woman in plain sari accosts a youth on a two-wheeler. Self help group volunteers posted at hundreds of garbage vulnerable points across the city have been doing this every day since 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., in order to dissuade irresponsible littering of public spaces and to bridge the gap between Swachh Auto …

MCG to penalise vehicles involved in illegal C&D waste dumping, streamline process
1 year, 7 months ago

MCG to penalise vehicles involved in illegal C&D waste dumping, streamline process

Hindustan Times  

To control the illegal dumping of construction and demolition waste in the city, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram has formed teams to keep a watch on all sites where waste is being dumped illegally at night. Commuters travelling on Gurugram-Faridabad Road said more than 20 C&D waste dumping spots have come up along the stretch and despite officials conducting regular …

Private agency undercuts GHMC\'s income from waste
3 years, 8 months ago

Private agency undercuts GHMC\'s income from waste

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Income of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is being undermined by Ramky Enviro Engineers, the private agency which has bagged the contract for processing construction and demolition waste. Ramky Enviro Engineers has been awarded the work pertaining to “collection, transportation, processing and management of construction and demolition waste in GHMC” on public-private partnership at plants located in Fathullaguda and Jeedimetla. …

Cash-starved GHMC to generate revenue by selling scrap
3 years, 11 months ago

Cash-starved GHMC to generate revenue by selling scrap

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is leaving no stone unturned for generating revenues. These include seized illegal hoardings, flexies and banners dumped at the warehouse beneath Begumpet flyover. Though GHMC generally ignores illegal hoardings, officials claim they have been strictly implementing Public Properties Defacement Act. After a special drive during the same year, it removed over 20,000 illegal hoardings apart …

Corrupt bill collectors rob GHMC of Rs 200 crore property tax annually
4 years, 3 months ago

Corrupt bill collectors rob GHMC of Rs 200 crore property tax annually

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The ground-level staff working in the revenue wing has been indulging in high-level corruption. Property taxpayers allege that bill collectors, who are supposed to collect three years penalty on unauthorised properties, have been demanding only a year’s penalty from residents in order to waive-off three years penalty and depositing 50 percent of tax collected into GHMC's account. The other …

Greater Hyderabad residents are paying twice for garbage
5 years, 1 month ago

Greater Hyderabad residents are paying twice for garbage

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Property tax payers under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation appear to be paying twice for the same service. The GHMC collects about Rs 1,400 crore per year as property tax to fund services including the door-to-door collection of garbage. It has also been charging an additional `1,000 crore from property tax payers for providing the same door-to-door garbage collection …

GHMC to slap hefty fines on violators
5 years, 3 months ago

GHMC to slap hefty fines on violators

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In what can be called as a double-edged sword, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has decided to slap exorbitant fines against violators of various kinds. According to the structure that has been put in place, the corporation will collect Rs 25,000 for a first-time offence, Rs 50,000 for a repeat and a whopping Rs one lakh for the third …

Hyderabad: Now, drive to collect debris
5 years, 4 months ago

Hyderabad: Now, drive to collect debris

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After successfully conducting a 10-day special drive to collect scrap, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is to embark on a drive to collect debris from every household. Corporation Commissioner Mr DS Lokesh Kumar said that in order keep tourist spots clean, they would engage a private agency for upkeep of sanitation. The civic body Commissioner said that nearly 235 metric …

Hyderabad: Littering to be penalised
5 years, 11 months ago

Hyderabad: Littering to be penalised

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The GHMC has decided to penalise citizens for dumping trash on the roadsides and in their colonies. The corporation has also decided to impose fines on the owners if garbage is dumped in their vacant land parcels. According to the new plan, the corporation will identify the open garbage dumping points and study the reason for trash being dumped …

GHMC negligence stinks up IT district
7 years, 11 months ago

GHMC negligence stinks up IT district

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad’s IT corridor, a key part of the state’s plan to attract global investors, has unfortunately turned into Garbage City due to a lack of foresight and negligence in urban planning. The IT corridor falls under the twin circles of Serilingampally – Circle 11 and 12 – and the GHMC was operating a total of 29 tractors to lift …

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