Blame game continues over award of waste management work at Brahmapuram

1 day, 12 hours ago

Hadapsar residents demand removal of garbage depot

Around 100 residents from over 50 housing societies across Sopanbaug, Udaybaug, BT Kawade Road, Hadapsar, Ghorpadi, and Fatimanagar staged protests on Sunday to demand removal of the garbage depot from their vicinity. Residents expressed concerns over PMC’s plans to cover the garbage depot with a shed, fearing it would trap odours and worsen conditions for workers inside. The gathering, led …

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2 days, 6 hours ago

Stop blame game for Pushpa stampede: Palla Srinivasa Rao

New Indian Express

VISAKHAPATNAM: Commenting on the stampede that occurred at Sandhya Theatre in Hyderabad on December 4 during the premiere of Pushpa-2, TDP State president Palla Srinivasa Rao on Sunday opined that both the Telangana Intelligence Department and film actor Allu Arjun share responsibility for the unfortunate incident. Such situations could be avoided with proper planning and foresight.” Palla emphasised the need …

Film Blame Game Tdp State

3 days, 10 hours ago

Blame game breaks out over drainage chamber collapse on JM Road

Hindustan Times

Pune: A blame game has erupted between Pune Municipal Corporation and Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Limited after a drainage chamber caved in on Jungli Maharaj Road, creating a large pothole. A blame game has erupted between PMC and Maha-Metro after a drainage chamber caved in on JM Road, creating a large pothole. Dilip Pawara, executive engineer, PMC Road Department, said, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Temporary staff allege PF not remitted by corpn

New Indian Express

CHENNAI: Nine temporary workers of zone 3 under the Tambaram City Municipal Corporation have alleged that their PF deductions since October 2023 have not been reflected in their respective accounts. According to zone 3 employees, nine staff members - D Gopinath, K Manohar, M Velmurugan, S Sathya, J Ramesh, M Balaji, K Panjali, C Kumar, and A Anandan - have …

2 months, 4 weeks ago

In Gurugram, candidates focus on civic issues, poor waste disposal

Hindustan Times

Gurugram: Rao Narbir Singh, the BJP nominee from Badshahpur at a poll meet on Thursday. With the Haryana assembly elections just round the corner, candidates from various political parties have intensified their campaign focussing on pressing civic issues, including damaged roads, poor waste management and sanitation problems across Gurugram. “The city has become a hub of corruption, and these scams …

Waste Management Management Congress City Gurugram Road Bjp

3 months, 1 week ago

Compensation for flood victims will be paid before September 17, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on September 11 that the damage caused by the floods in the State would be calculated in a transparent manner and with accountability, and that the farmers would be duly compensated for their losses. Mr. Naidu pointed out that the TDP Government had paid ₹16,000 as ex gratia per hectare for crop …

Flood Flood Victims Eluru Naidu Andhra

3 months, 2 weeks ago

UDF engaging in false campaign over parking facility on Comtrust land, says Kozhikode Mayor

The Hindu

Kozhikode Mayor Beena Philip has accused the Opposition United Democratic Front of engaging in a false campaign related to the corporation’s permission for a pay-and-park facility on a parcel of land owned by the now defunct Comtrust Handloom Weaving Factory on Oyitty Road in the city. She told the media on September 5 that the civic body had followed all …

Opposition Philip Udf Engaging

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Conservancy workers stage protest against privatisation of solid waste management in zones 5 and 6; GCC to not reverse move

The Hindu

Amidst protests by the workers under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission outside the Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar Zone, the Greater Chennai Corporation states that it will not let go of the move to privatise solid waste management. Roughly 850 workers, led by Left Trade Union Centre, staged a demonstration at Purasawalkam from 6 a.m. against the Corporation’s new practice of …

Management Solid Waste Management Workers Waste Corporation Solid Gcc

3 months, 3 weeks ago

TDP activists dump garbage at Kadapa Mayor’s house

New Indian Express

KADAPA: A dispute over garbage collection in Kadapa Municipal Corporation has ignited a major political clash between the YSRC and the TDP. On Tuesday, tensions escalated when TDP workers, led by Telugu Nadu Students Federation president Tirumalesh, dumped garbage in the courtyard of Kadapa Mayor K Suresh Babu’s residence. In response, the MLA suggested that if the corporation fails to …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Garbage Thrown Into Mayor’s Home in Protest Against ‘Collection Tax’

Deccan Chronicle

Kadapa: Kadapa urban politics has taken interesting twists following attempts by the Telugu Desam and YSR Congress parties to maintain their hold over the district headquarters. TD supporters threw garbage into the residence of Kadapa Mayor Suresh Babu of the YSRC in a show of protest against his comments on ‘Chetta Pannu’ and the civic rule that every household should …

Garbage Residence Chetta Pannu

4 months ago

Kozhikode Mayor castigates UDF for alleged fake campaign

The Hindu

Mayor Beena Philip has vehemently criticised the UDF councillors of the Kozhikode Corporation for allegedly unleashing a baseless campaign against her and Corporation Secretary K.U. The Kerala Administrative Tribunal had, on June 13, ordered the Corporation to revoke the suspension of two officials who had been accused in the case, citing procedural lapses in their suspension. The UDF council party …

Tribunal Mayor Corporation Udf Secretary

4 months, 1 week ago

Will city recover from open dumping? | Solid Waste Management pitfalls: Garbage woes persist despite Chennai Corporation’s cleaning drives

The Hindu

Despite efforts by the Greater Chennai Corporation to address garbage collection issues through mass cleaning drives, residents in several parts of the city continue to face challenges. Sandhya Vedullapalli, resident of M Block in Anna Nagar and Vice President of Federation of Anna Nagar Residents Associations, said, “Generally, the ward’s supervisor or the Conservancy Inspector respond to our complaints. Complaints …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Letters to The Editor — July 18, 2024

The Hindu

No value for human life The media and political circles in Kerala celebrated the State’s top rank in the SDG index with great fervour. The Amayizhanchan canal incident is a stark reminder that we have not learned any lessons from the deadly fire at the Brahmapuram treatment plant last year. Cyril Cherian, Thiruvananthapuram The tragic death of a sanitary worker …

Kerala

6 months, 1 week ago

Blame game begins in BJP as party looks for reasons behind defeat

Hindustan Times

LUCKNOW: After a dismal performance by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh, which led to the party falling short of a majority on its own, the party leaders put their heads together to identify the reasons for the shocking loss in the state. Sanjeev Balyan has blamed former party MLA Sangeet Som for his …

Loss Lok Sabha Ayodhya State Bjp Reasons Defeat

8 months, 1 week ago

Poll season hampered efforts to address CRZ Violations near Arupadai Veedu Murugan Temple: Chennai Corporation Councillor

The Hindu

Debris dumped in front of the Arupadai Veedu Murugan Temple in Besant Nagar, alongside the beach shore, is in violation of the provisions of the Coastal Regulation Zone Area. G.Surendran, a resident here for 12 years, claimed: “This has been going on in the 10-foot wide pathway since 2022.” The designated dumping site for C&D waste for Zone 13 is …

Waste Councillor

11 months, 1 week ago

Burning issue: Bhogi bonfires spark debate on waste disposal

The Hindu

“Listen, there were many trees earlier, and only organic items were burnt on Bhogi. “Nobody asked us to refrain from burning waste or this would lead to any ‘global warming’, but the Greater Chennai Police instructed us to do it either after 7 p.m. or by 3 a.m. We ask people to stay indoors. Bulky items left around bins A …

Waste Disposal Burnt Waste Bhogi

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Greater Chennai Corporation issues circular to form ‘Regional Enforcement Team’ to monitor illegal dumping of waste and debris in waterbodies

The Hindu

The Greater Chennai Corporation’s Solid Waste Management Department issued a circular to officials to form a ‘Regional Enforcement Team’ to monitor the illegal dumping of garbage and debris in waterbodies within its limits. The circular issued to regional offices – north, central and south – on December 20 mentioned that the team will be headed by Zonal Assistant Executive Engineers …

Solid Waste Management Waste Gcc Illegal Dumping Monitor Illegal

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Garbage piles up as strike of municipal workers enters third day in Ongole

The Hindu

The contract municipal workers under the aegis of Andhra Pradesh Municipal Workers’ and Employees’ Union staged a novel protest by sporting flowers here on December 28 to press for their charter of demands. As their strike entered the third day on December 28, the municipal workers led by the union’s Prakasam district secretary P. Kalpana assembled in front of the …

Municipal Municipal Workers Workers Enters

1 year ago

Blame game begins in Congress in MP, Chhattisgarh over poll loss

Deccan Chronicle

Bhopal: Blame game has begun in Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh over the debacle of the party in the recently held Assembly elections in the two states. The infighting in Congress in Madhya Pradesh came to the fore on Friday when senior Congress leader and former Union minister Laxman Singh, brother of party veteran Digvijay Singh, took to the …

Congress Party Poll Polls Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Blame Game

1 year, 2 months ago

Garbage collection drivers, loaders stage protest demanding salary

The Hindu

Door-to-door garbage collection was halted in the city on Friday morning after the garbage loaders, cleaners and vehicle drivers attached to Kalaburagi City Corporation staged a protest at Public Garden demanding clearance of their pending dues for the last four months. The agitators said that the concerned contractors have not cleared the salary dues to drivers and loaders collecting garbage …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation Council passes resolution outsourcing solid waste management despite opposition from AIADMK and CPI (M)

The Hindu

Despite opposition from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Communist Party of India, the Corporation Council on Monday passed a resolution to outsource solid waste management. Tenders floated Following the State government’s decision to hand over solid waste management to a private agency, the Corporation floated tenders. The Mayor, responding to the allegations by the AIADMK and CPI, …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Biomining of legacy waste at Brahmapuram likely to begin only by year-end

The Hindu

Biomining of legacy waste piled up at the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant of the Kochi Corporation may take a few more months to begin. The earlier attempt by the Corporation to biomine legacy waste had ended up in a civil dispute with Zonta Infratech Private Limited, the company engaged by the civic body for biomining of waste at Brahmapuram. The …

Waste Corporation Legacy Waste Brahmapuram

1 year, 5 months ago

Waste collection affected for third consecutive day in Gurugram

Hindustan Times

Gurugram: Garbage collection was severely affected for the third consecutive day in Gurugram on Saturday due to the non-payment of dues to the concessionaire responsible for waste collection, officials said. Gurugram, India-July 01, 2023: Piles of Garbage spread on the roads due to the dispute in between Municipal Corporation of Gurugram and its waste collection concessionaire Ecogreen Energy at Sohna …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Dispute over pending dues hits waste collection in Gurugram

Hindustan Times

Door-to-door garbage collection has been hit across the city since Thursdayover non payment of dues, pending since the past nine months, to waste collection concessionaire Ecogreen Energy by the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram, said municipal officials in the know of the matter. “We have asked the concessionaire not to stop waste collection as we are in the process of clearing …

Dispute Garbage Gurugram Waste Dues Collection Mcg

1 year, 6 months ago

Unauthorized Waste Dumping: Kerala High Court Asks Municipal Corporations To Provide Complaint Number To Citizens

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Thursday asked the Municipal Corporations in the State to put a system in place where residents are provided with a contact number which can be used to alert authorities of unauthorised littering in their area, so that immediate action can be taken. The Additional Chief Secretary, Local Self Government Department, Sharadha Muraleedhar, informed the Court …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Kochi Corporation's Cleanup Efforts Pay Off with Rs 54 Lakh in Littering Fines

News 18

In the past ten months, Kochi Corporation has fined violators of waste management rules a total of Rs 54 lakh. Sudheesh Kumar G, Health Officer in charge at Kochi Corporation, said, “Earlier there were two night squads, but from mid-March, we have increased it to four night squads. If waste is deposited in a water body, it will attract a …

Waste Kochi Corporation

1 year, 8 months ago

Scourge of public dumping waste continues unabated in Kochi

The Hindu

Stricter enforcement and heavier fine seem to have done little to check the menace of dumping waste wrapped in plastic covers in public places in Kochi. In the short period since the fire outbreak at the Brahmapuram plant that disrupted waste collection and disposal in the city last month, the Kochi Corporation has issued notices for fine worth ₹54 lakh …

Public Places Public Waste Residents Kochi Corporation Dumping

1 year, 8 months ago

Accidental shift to decentralised waste management helps Thiruvananthapuram

The Hindu

At hindsight, the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation authorities might now be thanking the people of Vilappilsala who organised a strong protest movement to close down the centralised waste treatment plant in their village. The protest, and the consequent closure of the plant, made the civic body rethink its waste management practices, which led to the slow but still incomplete shift towards decentralised …

City Plan Waste Corporation Helps Thiruvananthapuram Vilappilsala

1 year, 8 months ago

Brahmapuram fire exposes gaps in waste management

The Hindu

In a scathing order issued on January 21, 2021 warning about an impending danger at the dump site of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram, the Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal led by its Chairperson Adarsh Kumar Goel wrote: “Long stories of all round failure of the administration are poor substitute for good governance required to enforce environmental rule …

Waste Management Management Local Bodies Waste Solid Waste Solid Brahmapuram

1 year, 8 months ago

Brahmapuram fire: no decision yet on action to be taken against firm

The Hindu

Mayor M. Anilkumar has said that the Kochi Corporation alone cannot decide on action to be taken against Zonta Infratech Private Limited for the reported lapses in carrying out biomining at the Brahmapuram dumping yard. Asked why not even a notice was issued to the firm even after three weeks of the massive fire, he said on Saturday that legal …

Corporation

1 year, 9 months ago

[Brahmapuram Fire] NGT Imposes ₹100 Crore Fine On Kochi Corporation For Continued Neglect Of Its Duties

Live Law

The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal on Friday came down heavily on Kerala state authorities for their failure to manage waste effectively at the Brahmapuram waste dumping yard, which led to a major fire outbreak on March 2 with devastating consequences. In a scathing order placing sole responsibility of the fire outbreak and resultant damage on the government, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Garbage Fire: NGT imposes Rs 100 cr fine on Kochi Corporation

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has awarded Rs. 100 crores in environmental compensation against Kochi Municipal Corporation for alleged continuing neglect of its duties resulting in a fire at a waste dump site in Kochi. The Tribunal stated that, according to a media report, Kochi city was choked on account of a fire at the waste dump site on …

Kerala Public Health Tribunal State Public Waste Kochi

1 year, 9 months ago

Brahmapuram fire | Pinarayi Vijayan announces Clean Kerala action plan

The Hindu

Taking a leaf out of the Brahmapuram crisis, the government will roll out an action plan for evolving an effective waste management mechanism across the State on a war footing, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed the State Assembly. The State will seek international expertise in solid waste management. The State can no longer afford protests against setting up of solid …

State Waste Vijayan Brahmapuram

1 year, 9 months ago

#GodsOwnTrash: Netizens voice their anger as Brahmapuram landfill in Kerala burns for 12 days

Op India

The Kerala government has proclaimed victory over the large-scale fire, the cause of which is still unknown, and the poisonous vapours that many fear may have slowly poisoned the city of Kochi and its outskirts. Netizens slam Kerala government over the fire in Brahmapuram landfill Netizens on social media condemned the government over the incident and demanded the implementation of …

Garbage Waste Kochi Corporation Trash Netizens Kerala State

1 year, 9 months ago

'Cochin City Highly Polluted' : Kerala High Court Seeks Details Of Payments To Brahmapuram Waste Plant Contractor

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the Secretary of the Cochin Municipal Corporation to place before the Court the details regarding the passing over of the management of the Brahmapuram solid waste management plant facility to a third party. Bhatti and Justice Basant Balaji issued the said direction on being informed by the Secretary of the Cochin Municipal Corporation, …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Kerala Opposition disrupts Assembly over Brahmapuram fire

The Hindu

Congress-led United Democratic Front opposition unleashed an impassioned attack against the Left Democratic Front government for “shielding politically influential contractors who heartlessly jeopardised the health of eight lakh Kochi residents by setting fire to the plastic garbage hill at Brahmapuram to cover up their abject failure to dispose of the toxic legacy waste scientifically.” Opposition motion The chaos erupted when …

Opposition State Satheesan Waste Kochi Udf Brahmapuram

1 year, 9 months ago

Kochi Corporation under fire for shipping plastic waste to Brahmapuram flouting assurances by CM, Ministers

The Hindu

In a flagrant violation of assurances, initially by the Chief Minister and then by two Ministers, that plastic waste would no longer be dumped at the Brahmapuram plant, the Kochi Corporation has been doing exactly that in the cover of night at least for the past two days much to the chagrin of the local population, it has emerged. Multiple …

Congress Waste Corporation Plastic Plant Plastic Waste Brahmapuram

1 year, 9 months ago

A few voices of protest from writers, actors against Brahmapuram fiasco

The Hindu

A few writers and artistes have echoed their protest and concern over the cascading impact of the Brahmapuram fire on public health amid growing criticism on social media that Left-leaning intellectuals were muted in their response. Actor Hareesh Peradi said in a social media post that the ‘real garbage’ should be dealt with during the elections. Actor Vinay Fort updated …

Social Media

1 year, 9 months ago

No respite for Kochi from decades-old garbage conundrum

The Hindu

The city’s garbage conundrum remains unresolved going by the repeated failures in waste management witnessed over the past two-and-a-half decades. Before the Kochi Corporation set up a solid waste treatment plant at Brahmapuram in 2008, two key attempts to manage the waste at landfill sites at Cheranalloor and Willingdon Island had failed miserably. The Kochi Corporation has been maintaining the …

Waste Kochi Site Brahmapuram

1 year, 9 months ago

Brahmapuram fire invites social, legal implications

The Hindu

The massive fire at the solid waste treatment plant of the Kochi Corporation at Brahmapuram has set off legal and political implications besides the health hazards. Antony Dominic, chairperson of the Commission, asked the State Chief Secretary, Ernakulam District Collector, the Environmental Engineer of the Kerala State Pollution Control Board, and the secretary of the Kochi Corporation to explain within …

State Commission Waste Kochi Brahmapuram Behanan

1 year, 10 months ago

CPI dares BJP leaders from Andhra Pradesh to fight for reimbursement of Polavaram project expenditure

The Hindu

CPI Andhra Pradesh unit Secretary K. Ramakrishna on February 20 dared the Bharatiya Janata Party State leadership to fight against the Centre for ‘delaying’ the reimbursement of the expenditure on Polavaram irrigation project to the State government. Satayanarayana Murthy, Akkineni Vanaja, East Godavari district secretary Thatipaka Madhu inspected the Polavaram irrigation project to assess the ground reality. Mr. Ramakrishna further …

Project State Bjp Leaders Polavaram Ramakrishna

2 years ago

Mayor walks out of council meeting in the face of Opposition protest

The Hindu

Tumultuous scenes were witnessed at the Kochi Corporation council meeting on Friday with Mayor M. Anilkumar staging a walkout in the face of protest by United Democratic Front councillors alleging corruption in the contract granted for running the Brahmapuram solid waste treatment plant. UDF councillors who had staged a protest at the entry to the Corporation office arrived for the …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Waste disposal continues to raise a stink in Panchkula

Hindustan Times

The National Green Tribunal slapping a ₹9-crore fine on the Panchkula municipal corporation has catapulted pervasive waste mismanagement in the city into the limelight. However, Citizens Welfare Association president SK Nayar says, “The new garbage collectors do not come at a fixed time, nor do they ring the bell to announce their arrival and move from the lanes quickly, leaving …

Management City Garbage Panchkula Site Municipal Jhuriwala

2 years, 2 months ago

Blame-game as Hyderabad fails to get 5-star rating, yet again

Deccan Chronicle

HYDERABAD: Due to poor sanitation, the city managed to get only a three-star rating in the Swachh Sarvekshan rankings on Saturday. A GHMC official claimed that while senior officers were sure of achieving the coveted five-star rating, their juniors ensured a flop show with poor maintenance of sanitation. The Centre took nine indicators into consideration after conducting surveys in Hyderabad …

Hyderabad City Official Ghmc Rank Odf

4 years, 3 months ago

NGT Slams Kerala Govt Over Waste Management, Says Serious Dereliction of Duty

News 18

The National Green Tribunal has slammed the Kerala government over failure to take "meaningful action" and serious dereliction of duties on solid waste management. It said the local bodies as well as the Urban Development Department have failed to take effective steps to manage waste and control pollution at Bharampuram Solid Waste Processing Plant on the outskirts of Kochi city …

Waste Management Kerala State Waste Ngt

Blame game continues over award of waste management work at Brahmapuram

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