Kerala Sends Team to Retrieve Illegally Dumped Medical Waste in Tamil Nadu
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Kerala Sends Team to Retrieve Illegally Dumped Medical Waste in Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

Amid public outrage, the Kerala government has dispatched a team to Tirunelveli to retrieve medical waste illegally dumped in several areas of Tamil Nadu. The team, led by a senior officer and supported by eight trucks from Thiruvananthapuram, began removing the hazardous waste on Sunday, according to local media reports.The waste was found in areas bordering the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border sparking local protests. Two individuals, including the owner of the truck and a supervisor from a Kerala-based waste management company, have been arrested for their role in the illegal disposal.The National Green Tribunal’s southern bench has ordered the Kerala government to complete the removal by December 23. Tirunelveli District Collector Karthikeyan questioned the Kerala team’s assessment of the waste, suggesting that if it were non-hazardous, there would be no need for such covert operations.

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Team from Kerala begins cleanup of hazardous wastes dumped in Tirunelveli district
1 day, 8 hours ago

Team from Kerala begins cleanup of hazardous wastes dumped in Tirunelveli district

The Hindu  

A team of 25 members from Kerala arrived in Tirunelveli district to remove truckloads of hazardous waste dumped at various locations across the district, which had been transported from Kerala. The waste found in the places including Pazhavoor, Kodaganallur, Kallur and Kondanagaram comprised biomedical materials including syringes, blood samples and other hazardous waste mixed with solid wastes. The Bench comprising …

Kerala officials inspect medical waste dumped near Tirunelveli
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2 days, 23 hours ago

Kerala officials inspect medical waste dumped near Tirunelveli

The Hindu  

Officials from Kerala conducted an inspection at sites in Nadukallur and Kodaganallur near Tirunelveli, where medical waste from Kerala were reportedly dumped. The issue of biomedical waste being dumped into waterbodies in Nadukallur and Kodaganallur created a widespread outrage across Tamil Nadu. Subsequently, the officials collected syringes, blood samples and documents from the dumped medical waste at Nadukallur and three …

NGT seeks report from Tamil Nadu, Kerala authorities on garbage dumping in Tirunelveli
1 year, 1 month ago

NGT seeks report from Tamil Nadu, Kerala authorities on garbage dumping in Tirunelveli

The Hindu  

The southern bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed authorities in Tamil Nadu and Kerala to file detailed reports on a recent incident of garbage being dumped in Nanguneri town in Tirunelveli. Based on a news report, the NGT has taken suo motu cognisance into ten tonnes of plastic, medical, and domestic waste from Kerala dumped at multiple locations …

TNPCB instructs corporation to remove solid wastes from two canals
1 year, 4 months ago

TNPCB instructs corporation to remove solid wastes from two canals

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has instructed Tirunelveli corporation to remove solid waste from the entire stretch of the Tirunelveli Canal and Palayam Canal of the city, based on a complaint filed by an activist. In a letter dated August 11, district environmental engineer S Suyambu Thangarani said the corporation should remove solid waste from the two canals and …

CM Stalin instructs DGP to act against dumping of Kerala wastes in Tamil Nadu
2 years ago

CM Stalin instructs DGP to act against dumping of Kerala wastes in Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

TENKASI: In his visit to Tenkasi on December 8, Chief Minister MK Stalin instructed Director General of Police C Sylendra Babu to take action against the dumping of waste from Kerala along Tamil Nadu's borders. "The DGP has ordered the Superintendent of Police of Kanniyakumari and Tenkasi districts to stop the illegal dumping of wastes from Kerala in the state's …

Biomedical waste dumping: Tirunelveli Mayor warns of cancelling hospital licences
2 years, 1 month ago

Biomedical waste dumping: Tirunelveli Mayor warns of cancelling hospital licences

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI/TENKASI: Condemning the dumping of biomedical waste in public spaces, Tirunelveli Mayor P M Saravanan on Tuesday said legal action will be initiated against medical institutions violating rules, in addition to penalties. Recalling the disposal of biomedical waste in Palayamkottai, Santhi Nagar, and junction areas in the city last week, he said, "With the city receiving heavy rains, faulty waste …

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 …

Trucks from Kerala caught dumping medical waste in Tamil Nadu
3 years, 8 months ago

Trucks from Kerala caught dumping medical waste in Tamil Nadu

Op India  

On Thursday this week, three trucks carrying medical and meat waste from Kerala were caught dumping their load at Semmanambudhi village near Pollachi, Tamil Nadu. When the locals decided to find what the trucks were up to, they discovered that they were in the village to dump heaps of medical waste in a large pit on land owned by Kerala …

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