Chennai Corporation makes arrangements to clear several tonnes of plastic waste from YMCA grounds post PM Modi’s public meeting
1 year ago

Chennai Corporation makes arrangements to clear several tonnes of plastic waste from YMCA grounds post PM Modi’s public meeting

The Hindu  

The YMCA Grounds in Nandanam, falling under zone XIII of the Chennai Corporation, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a public meeting of the BJP, was said to be littered with plastic waste on Monday, March 4, 2024, following the meeting. Workers of Urbaser Sumeet, the private agency to which Greater Chennai Corporation has outsourced solid waste management in a few zones, are to be deployed on Tuesday, March 5 to clear the venue. A special team of about 20 workers including women sweepers and operators of BOVs of zone XIII were asked to remove garbage around the venue after the public meeting was over,” a sanitary worker revealed, requesting anonymity. Plastic bottles, bagsm covers, flags and food packets were allegedly dumped openly at the venue where the Prime Minister was present with BJP Tamil Nadu president K. Annamalai, Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan, senior party leaders and party workers.

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Delhi govt. will clear Bhalswa landfill by March 2026: Sirsa
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Delhi govt. will clear Bhalswa landfill by March 2026: Sirsa

The Hindu  

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday said that the Bhalswa landfill in north-west Delhi will be cleared by March 2026. Mr. Sirsa said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had emphasised the importance of keeping Delhi clean by stopping waste accumulation at landfill sites and ensuring efficient waste recycling. Plantation drive Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and Mr. Saxena launched …

Chennai’s waste forecast: population growth and the 30-year waste challenge
2 months, 1 week ago

Chennai’s waste forecast: population growth and the 30-year waste challenge

The Hindu  

A city that has been grappling with problems in solid waste management will face mounting challenges as waste generation may triple in the next two decades. Expansion proposed In the Chennai City Partnership: Environmental and Social Systems Assessment Report, the Solid Waste Management Department proposed expansion of recovery facilities, micro-composting centres, and waste-to-energy systems such as incineration and bio-CNG production. …

Will city recover from open dumping? | Solid Waste Management pitfalls: Garbage woes persist despite Chennai Corporation’s cleaning drives
7 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 …

Greater Chennai Corporation takes up mass cleaning drive, removes 45 tonnes of garden waste across 15 zones in city
1 year, 2 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 …

Waste management on the sidelines of festivities
1 year, 6 months ago

Waste management on the sidelines of festivities

The Hindu  

Vinayaka Chaturthi augurs in the festive season. And when the festive season is on, Greater Chennai Corporation’s solid waste management department together with empanelled partners has their job cut out. “Our micro composting centres across the city and the windrow compost processing facility at Madhavaram are adequately equipped to take care of the excess waste generated during festivals,” says Mahesan. …

Chennai Corporation begins mass cleaning campaign at 12 polluted locations along city’s rivers
1 year, 7 months ago

Chennai Corporation begins mass cleaning campaign at 12 polluted locations along city’s rivers

The Hindu  

The Chennai Corporation has identified 12 polluted areas along waterways in the city, to launch a mass cleaning campaign, with support from local residents, to promote public health and improve monsoon preparedness, said Corporation Commissioner J. Radhakrishnan. Launching the mass cleaning campaign on Thursday, Mr. Radhakrishnan said the civic body will take action against those who dump large quantities of …

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation to submit report on waste processing at Vellalore dump yard
1 year, 8 months ago

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation to submit report on waste processing at Vellalore dump yard

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has directed the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation to file a report regarding expediting the bio-mining process of legacy waste, segregation of waste and additional machinery acquired for the same at Vellalore dump yard. Mohan before the NGT, the CCMC had reportedly filed that the balance of nine lakh tonnes of waste is expected to be cleared …

Residents implement waste-harvesting
7 years, 7 months ago

Residents implement waste-harvesting

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: As the step one of solid waste management – segregation of waste – is a cent per cent success, residents of Sathankadu from the Tiruvottiyur zone now head towards waste harvesting. The zero waste ward had embraced eco-friendly ways of waste management since February this year, after the combined efforts of Exnora Green Pammal, an environmental organisation, ITC Limited …

Garbage rules to be followed strictly
7 years, 9 months ago

Garbage rules to be followed strictly

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Do you know you could be fined heavily if you do not segregate your domestic garbage as degradable and non-degradable waste before handing it over to the civic body for disposal? However, this rule is not followed and mixed garbage gets dumped all over the city, posing serious health and environmental issues”, rued Justice P.Jyothimani, member, National Green Tribunal. …

Why are Chennaiites stuck at segregation?
8 years, 5 months ago

Why are Chennaiites stuck at segregation?

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Policies to manage solid waste and business models, which are focusing on clean environment, face a common obstacle: non-reception from public. It has always been a tough struggle for activists to change people’s attitude towards waste and get them to segregate it, a basic step towards waste management. It took more than six months to streamline the habit of …

Chennai's ticking time bomb: City tops in garbage creation
11 years, 1 month ago

Chennai's ticking time bomb: City tops in garbage creation

Firstpost  

By Sriram V Our city of Madras that is Chennai has had many firsts to its credit. Around 6,404 tonnes of garbage is generated every day by the city, with every household contributing 30 per cent recyclable, 60 per cent organic and 10 per cent hazardous waste. The city’s garbage collection job is divided between the municipal corporation’s own staff …

End dirty affair with garbage
11 years, 7 months ago

End dirty affair with garbage

The Hindu  

Do we have a dirty city because we have a throwaway ethic, or is it because our government is not efficient enough to handle the waste generated by a fast-growing metropolis? Since it is flimsy plastic bags with little recycling value that clog the City, the answer to this free-floating problem would be to enhance the price of bags in …

Tipping point for trash in Chennai
11 years, 7 months ago

Tipping point for trash in Chennai

The Hindu  

The crisis is upon us. The Chennai Corporation would require solid waste management facilities in Kuthambakkam and Minjur for processing municipal solid waste as an alternative to the existing Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dumpyards. The Chennai Corporation intensified its search for sustainable technology in the wake of the National Green Tribunal setting aside the environmental clearance granted by the State government …

Can Chennai Corporation retain community spirit?
11 years, 7 months ago

Can Chennai Corporation retain community spirit?

The Hindu  

A successful NGO-run source segregation and recycling project in an under-privileged neighbourhood has now been handed over to a private contractor who has so far maintained the same working model. 10 a kg but the corporation hasn’t decided on this aspect though eight months have passed since the project changed hands. The project in Tsunami Nagar, Semmencherry, may well show …

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