Plea to hand over segregated waste to conservancy workers in Coimbatore
1 year, 7 months ago

Plea to hand over segregated waste to conservancy workers in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Corporation conservancy workers and activists have urged the residents to hand over segregated waste during daily door-to-door collection rather than openly dumping them to reduce mixed waste supply to Vellalore dump yard. “I’ve handled every type of waste - raw stale meat to unclean diapers and sanitary pads — in my 16 years of service as a Corporation conservancy worker on contract,” said Sivamani, as he collected the waste piled up on a street junction close to Bharathiar Road in Pappanaickenpalayam. Ideally, people must hand over separated waste during door-to-door collection.” Mr. Sivamani loaded the unsegregated waste onto the one-tonne vehicle meant for collecting organic waste, which would be taken to a micro composting centre in Ukkadam, followed by the composting unit handled by a private agency in Vellalore dump yard, according to the vehicle driver. Ltd, the private firm handling composting in Vellalore dump yard, to Commissioner M. Prathap, of the total 16,872.635 metric tonnes of municipal solid waste supplied to them in June 2023, only 29.39 % was segregated.

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Neighbourhood clean-up organised in Coonoor
1 month, 1 week ago

Neighbourhood clean-up organised in Coonoor

The Hindu  

About 30 people participated in a neighbourhood clean-up drive organised by the Residents of Brooklands Association of Coonoor in association with the NGO, ‘Clean Coonoor’, in Coonoor town on Saturday. With the participation of staff from the Coonoor Municipality, they cleared 1,090 kg of waste dumped mostly along the roadsides, within bushes and other “blind spots,” members of the Clean …

Coimbatore Corporation liable to pay compensation for non-compliance with Solid Waste Management rules
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Coimbatore Corporation liable to pay compensation for non-compliance with Solid Waste Management rules

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Corporation has been directed to pay ₹80 lakh as environmental compensation to the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board for non-compliance with the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. This compensation was based on an NGT order dated February 28, 2020, which mandated that local bodies with populations over 10 lakh pay ₹10 lakh per month for …

Coimbatore Corporation to build three new garbage transfer stations in the city
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore Corporation to build three new garbage transfer stations in the city

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Corporation will build three new garbage transfer stations in the city at ₹29.93 crore. The proposed three new stations will be located at the Kavundampalayam composting facility, Kovaipudur, and Peelamedu, each with the capacity to handle 200 tonnes of garbage. Corporation Commissioner M. Sivaguru Prabakaran said the transfer stations are essential for daily waste collection and solid waste …

Kovai reeks of garbage as CCMC fails to find solution to dispose off solid waste
4 months ago

Kovai reeks of garbage as CCMC fails to find solution to dispose off solid waste

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Residents of the city complain of stench as the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation is facing a huge challenge in disposing off solid waste as a result of which several roads remain littered with trash. For months, CCMC has been unable to secure a competent private waste management company to handle the city’s garbage. With the city’s 100 wards generating …

Public dumping of waste persists in Coimbatore despite removal of garbage bins
6 months, 1 week ago

Public dumping of waste persists in Coimbatore despite removal of garbage bins

The Hindu  

Despite efforts by the Coimbatore Corporation to improve door-to-door waste collection by removing public garbage bins, illegal dumping of waste in public spaces remains widespread across the city. Mr. Boopathi explained that the Corporation has been removing bins in phases since the start of the year to reduce the volume of mixed waste. “We now plan to introduce night waste …

Coimbatore Corporation submits detailed report on Vellalore landfill management, NGT hearing postponed to October
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Coimbatore Corporation submits detailed report on Vellalore landfill management, NGT hearing postponed to October

The Hindu  

In response to the concerns over waste management at the Vellalore landfill, Coimbatore Corporation has submitted a status report and action plan to the National Green Tribunal. Though the civic body promised 65 decentralised waste processing centres, only 50 have been set up, including the 34 micro composting centres, 8 material recovery facilities, 6 bio-gas plants, and 1 e-waste centre. …

Come clean on dumping plan at Vellalore, NGT tells Coimbatore Corporation
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Come clean on dumping plan at Vellalore, NGT tells Coimbatore Corporation

The Hindu  

The National Green Tribunal has criticised the Coimbatore Corporation demanding a concrete timeline for stopping all fresh waste disposal at the Vellalore landfill. The tribunal directed the Corporation to provide a detailed report addressing several key issues, including the number and locations of decentralised centres where bio-mining is conducted, areas allocated to each of these centres within the city, current …

Town panchayats in Coimbatore district struggle to keep up with solid waste management
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Town panchayats in Coimbatore district struggle to keep up with solid waste management

The Hindu  

With a rise in open dumping of waste by panchayats in Coimbatore district, data provided by the District Rural Development Agency reveals that only 18 out of 33 town panchayats have micro composting centres and many of these require repairs year-round. Annur panchayat president Paramasivam explained, “Waste is temporarily redirected to other panchayats until local issues are resolved, straining operational …

Private waste management firms in Coimbatore call for standardised rates and stricter regulation of bulk waste generators
10 months ago

Private waste management firms in Coimbatore call for standardised rates and stricter regulation of bulk waste generators

The Hindu  

Private waste management companies in Coimbatore have called for standardisation of rates by the Corporation for collecting, processing, and disposing waste generated by bulk waste generators located in the city. However, unmonitored BWGs that hand over waste to agencies for disposal, ultimately dump in the Vellalore dump yard and city outskirts, because the stakeholders refuse to cover processing and disposal …

No end to open dumping of garbage in Coimbatore
11 months, 1 week ago

No end to open dumping of garbage in Coimbatore

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Although the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has been taking numerous measures to clear the waste across the city and create awareness among people to stop open dumping, garbage piles can be found on several streets. “The open dumping of waste has become a major concern, with garbage piles cropping up across the city. The CCMC has turned a blind …

Coimbatore residents express concern over declining efficiency in waste collection
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore residents express concern over declining efficiency in waste collection

The Hindu  

The implementation of a new route chart for waste collection vehicles by the Coimbatore Corporation in February this year was a welcome step towards better waste management. However, of late, there is a gradual decline in efficiency of waste collection, say residents. In Sai Baba Colony and Tatabad, the residents note significant delay in waste collection. Residents urged to cooperate …

Daily mixed waste collection drops by 40% in Coimbatore
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Daily mixed waste collection drops by 40% in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The waste management landscape in Coimbatore city has shown signs of improvement, with data revealing a 40% decrease in daily mixed waste collection since January 2024. According to recent statistics provided by Coimbatore Corporation, the average daily collection of wet waste from the city’s south, north, central, and west zones stands at approximately 430 tonnes, while dry waste hovers around …

Coimbatore Corporation ramps up efforts to rid city of open dumping
1 year ago

Coimbatore Corporation ramps up efforts to rid city of open dumping

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation and resident welfare associations have launched a series of initiatives to combat the waste management crisis and open dumping in the city. One of the measures taken is the installation of nets at 23 hotspots to prevent open dumping in critical areas such as Vadavalli, Sai Baba Colony, and Saravanampatti. Furthermore, stakeholders including waste aggregators, …

Coimbatore residents form ‘Green Warrior’ group to raise awareness on source segregation of waste
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore residents form ‘Green Warrior’ group to raise awareness on source segregation of waste

The Hindu  

Volunteer residents and non-profit organisations, in collaboration with Coimbatore Corporation, have formed a ‘Green Warrior’ group to monitor the city’s participation in source segregation of waste every day. Under the initiative, data on door-to-door waste collection categorised as dry, wet, and mixed will be shared with group members who will, in turn, regularly inspect waste collection in select wards and …

Coimbatore Corporation drafts multi-level waste management plan
1 year, 1 month ago

Coimbatore Corporation drafts multi-level waste management plan

The Hindu  

Coimbatore Corporation and the district administration convened a meeting on Monday to tackle the escalating issue of open dumping and inadequate waste management in the city. RAAC also plans to engage all Corporation and government schools within the city to educate students from Class V to X about source segregation and proper waste disposal methods. RAAC president Ravindran said, “The …

Dumping of unsegregated waste continues at Coimbatore’s Vellalore landfill
1 year, 1 month ago

Dumping of unsegregated waste continues at Coimbatore’s Vellalore landfill

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Integrated Waste Management Company, responsible for handling segregated waste at the city’s Vellalore landfill, has reported 0% segregated waste intake for the third consecutive month in January. Despite orders from the Southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal in August 2017, October 2022 and November 2023 mandating 100% waste segregation by the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation before dumping …

Despite National Green Tribunal order, seven micro composting centres in Coimbatore remain non-functional
1 year, 2 months ago

Despite National Green Tribunal order, seven micro composting centres in Coimbatore remain non-functional

The Hindu  

Seven Micro Composting Centres in Coimbatore continue to remain non-functional despite several orders from the National Green Tribunal to the Coimbatore Corporation, mandating that all existing 34 MCCs become operational by January 22, 2024. Recently, the Coimbatore Integrated Waste Management Company stated in a report on the ‘Supply of Segregated Municipal Solid Waste’ that they had received 0% segregated trash …

NGT directs Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner to file report on disposal of legacy and current waste
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Coimbatore Corporation to provide safety gear to over 1,000 conservancy workers by February 2024
1 year, 4 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation to provide safety gear to over 1,000 conservancy workers by February 2024

The Hindu  

To address the issue of conservancy workers collecting and segregating waste without basic protective gear such as gloves and masks, the Coimbatore Corporation will soon be placing an order worth ₹33,76,374 to provide 1,011 workers in the East, West and South Zones with surgical masks, latex gloves, raincoats, cut shoes, bags, caps, gum boots and jackets by February 2024. During …

Firecracker waste piles up in Coimbatore; clogs open stormwater drains
1 year, 4 months ago

Firecracker waste piles up in Coimbatore; clogs open stormwater drains

The Hindu  

Deepavali celebrations in Coimbatore on November 11 and 12 led to a surge of firecracker waste that blanketed residential streets and waste disposal bins, causing a 40-tonne increase in waste generation in the city. Despite having access to large terraces with open spaces, residents in various areas including R. S. Puram, Sai Baba Colony, Ganapathy, Peelamedu, and Cheran Ma Nagar …

Coimbatore grapples with waste crisis as several micro composting centres remain non-functional
1 year, 4 months ago

Coimbatore grapples with waste crisis as several micro composting centres remain non-functional

The Hindu  

Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation officials, at a council meeting held last week, said that a majority of the existing 34 micro composting centres have not been functioning for the last three months due to which daily waste of 1,200 tonnes is being sent to the Vellalore dump yard. Some MCCs, such as the ones at Sai Baba Colony, Peelamedu and …

Solid waste management process at Keeranatham in Coimbatore stepped up
1 year, 7 months ago

Solid waste management process at Keeranatham in Coimbatore stepped up

The Hindu  

The solid waste management of Keeranatham panchayat was integrated with two battery vehicles for waste collection and bins and covers for every household, as suggested by Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati to the Residents Awareness Association of Coimbatore using funds under Corporate Social Responsibility on Thursday. With funds from Hirotec India Private Limited, a branch of the international automotive industry located …

Conservancy workers’ union in Coimbatore plans State-wide protest in September against outsourcing solid waste management
1 year, 7 months ago

Conservancy workers’ union in Coimbatore plans State-wide protest in September against outsourcing solid waste management

The Hindu  

To reiterate their objection to the Directorate of Municipal Administration’s order to outsource solid waste management, conservancy workers under the Coimbatore Corporation plan to go on a State-wide protest in September. Followed by the demonstration by waste collection vehicle drivers and cleaners on August 7 and the three-day ‘black badge’ protest, hundreds of conservancy workers, both permanent and hired on …

Coimbatore Corporation contract sanitary workers, drivers temporarily call off strike
1 year, 7 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation contract sanitary workers, drivers temporarily call off strike

The Hindu  

Conservancy workers, drivers and cleaners under the Coimbatore Corporation temporarily called off their strike on Monday after the Corporation Commissioner promised to pay sanitation workers ₹17,500, and drivers and cleaners ₹26,000 a month. Tamilnadu Selvam, general secretary of Tamil Nadu Annal Ambedkar Scavengers General Employees Union, said that after discussion, the civic body promised to pay drivers ₹26,624. We are …

Coimbatore Corporation conservancy workers stage protest against outsourcing solid waste management
1 year, 7 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation conservancy workers stage protest against outsourcing solid waste management

The Hindu  

Over a hundred conservancy workers on Monday staged a protest at the Coimbatore Corporation against its move to outsource solid waste management of the city to a private agency. The Corporation Council on July 31 passed a resolution to outsource solid waste management. “The workers will wear black badge for three days to show their objection to the move,” said …

Coimbatore Corporation Council passes resolution outsourcing solid waste management despite opposition from AIADMK and CPI (M)
1 year, 8 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, …

Directorate of Municipal Administration wants Coimbatore Corporation council to act on outsourcing solid waste management
1 year, 8 months ago

Directorate of Municipal Administration wants Coimbatore Corporation council to act on outsourcing solid waste management

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Municipal Administration has written to Coimbatore Mayor Kalpana Anandakumar stating that if the Corporation council does not pass a resolution to implement the Government Order on outsourcing solid waste management to a private party, the Directorate could use its authority to convene a meeting and pass it. The DMA letter stated, “Since there is a delay in …

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 …

Coimbatore city still struggles to control open dumping of garbage
1 year, 9 months ago

Coimbatore city still struggles to control open dumping of garbage

The Hindu  

With open dumping of garbage continuing in the city, the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation workers and officials struggle to find solutions for unsegregated waste. The chances of these animals becoming rabid by taking the stale meat and food is high, thereby adding to the problem.” C. Jaya, a supervisor at the Material Recovery Facility near Tatabad under Ward 32, says …

Coimbatore Corporation defers plan to outsource solid waste management across city
1 year, 9 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation defers plan to outsource solid waste management across city

The Hindu  

Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation on June 30 deferred its plan to outsource the municipal solid waste management across the city, after the council members wanted the civic body to put on hold its decision to outsource the work. The Corporation had listed the resolution to outsource — not privatise — municipal solid waste management work as per Government Order 116 …

Coimbatore residents want open dumping of waste at Marudhamalai foothills stopped
1 year, 11 months ago

Coimbatore residents want open dumping of waste at Marudhamalai foothills stopped

The Hindu  

Open dumping of waste, allegedly by Somayampalayam panchayat, at Marudhamalai foothills in the district remains unattended to even after multiple petitions, claim the local residents. The village panchayat with over 6,000 residents generates nearly four tonnes of waste a day and these are dumped on a six acre site about 10 feet away from the reserve forest area, say sources. …

Coimbatore Corporation handing over unsegregated waste, claims private waste management company
1 year, 11 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation handing over unsegregated waste, claims private waste management company

The Hindu  

The quantum of segregated organic waste that the Coimbatore Corporation handed over to the composting plant at Vellalore was only 22 % of the nearly 14,000 tonnes of the total municipal solid waste the civic body has sent to the composting plant, as per the figures available till February this year, according to the private agency operating the plant. In …

Conservancy worker in Coimbatore uses megaphone to create awareness on source segregation of waste
1 year, 11 months ago

Conservancy worker in Coimbatore uses megaphone to create awareness on source segregation of waste

The Hindu  

“Segregation of waste is important. I underwent a surgery last year, so shouting was next to impossible.” Expressing her gratitude towards the ward’s sanitary officer R. Gunasekaran who got her a recorder and megaphone worth around ₹1,500, Ms. Chitra said, “Now, I record the message in the device and it has made my work simpler. My shift is from 7 …

Coimbatore will be dustbin-free in two years: Corporation
2 years ago

Coimbatore will be dustbin-free in two years: Corporation

The Hindu  

With the integrated door-to-door collection measures being planned by the Corporation, Coimbatore city will be dustbin-free in two years, according to the civic body. “The Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0 has now launched the National Behaviour Change Communication Framework for Garbage Free Cities under which the city will see dustbin-free streets in two years,” said Corporation Deputy Commissioner M. Sharmila. On …

Coimbatore Corporation fights hard to stop indiscriminate dumping of debris
11 years, 9 months ago

Coimbatore Corporation fights hard to stop indiscriminate dumping of debris

The Hindu  

Thursday’s debris dumping incident throws the spotlight on the challenges the Coimbatore Corporation faces in tackling the indiscriminate dumping of the building waste. The Commissioner, G. Latha, had said that by giving contractors places to dump debris, the Corporation aimed at preventing their dumping debris along water bodies and thereby protect the water bodies. Not stopping with the move, Ms. …

‘Finish capping waste by May 15’
11 years, 11 months ago

‘Finish capping waste by May 15’

The Hindu  

May 15 is the deadline the Coimbatore Corporation has set for the Coimbatore Integrated Waste Management Company Private Limited to complete the capping exercise. Commissioner G. Latha told The Hindu that within the date, the company, the contractor engaged in transporting and processing waste at the Vellalore dump yard, would have to cover the waste with earth. The second outcome …

Coimbatore Corporation’s initiative for effective waste management
12 years ago

Coimbatore Corporation’s initiative for effective waste management

The Hindu  

The Coimbatore Corporation is in the process of fine-tuning its waste management strategy. Consequent upon the meeting, the Commissioner asked field-level officials to do a street-wise mapping of the Zone, the bins available there and the waste collected in every bin. Ms. Latha said that she had asked the officials to do so after she found that at most places …

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