Team from Kerala begins cleanup of hazardous wastes dumped in Tirunelveli district
1 day, 7 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 Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and expert member Satyagopal Korlapati on Thursday directed the Kerala government to remove the biomedical wastes mixed with solid waste within three days of the order. In compliance with the order and to execute the cleanup 16 heavy load trucks were brought from Kerala to remove the tonnes of wastes dumped at six various locations in Tirunelveli district.

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Kerala Sends Team to Retrieve Illegally Dumped Medical Waste in Tamil Nadu
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1 day, 9 hours ago

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 …

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 …

Plea to restrain authorities from dumping waste near highway stretch
1 week, 1 day ago

Plea to restrain authorities from dumping waste near highway stretch

The Hindu  

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Friday sought response from the State to a public interest litigation petition complaining about waste getting dumped along the National Highways and the road margins. The junction had turned into a dumping yard and waste was being dumped along the stretch in violation of the Solid Waste Management Rules. He sought …

TTD takes action to clear decades-old garbage in Tirumala
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1 month ago

TTD takes action to clear decades-old garbage in Tirumala

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: To address a long-standing waste accumulation issue, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams has launched plans to remove nearly 1 lakh metric tonnes of garbage that has accumulated over the past 30 years. Venkaiah Chowdary, inspected key locations in Tirumala, including the dumping yard near Kakulamanu Dibba, close to the Gogarbham Dam. "We are working to clear 1 lakh metric tonnes …

CKCL, private players help fill gaps in non-biodegradable waste management in Ernakulam
1 month, 2 weeks ago

CKCL, private players help fill gaps in non-biodegradable waste management in Ernakulam

The Hindu  

Civic bodies in Ernakulam have a total gap of around 37% in their own facilities for proper management of non-biodegradable waste generated on a daily basis. Around 230 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste, including plastic waste, are generated in the Kochi Corporation, municipalities, and grama panchayats daily, according to official sources. Godown facilities managed 78 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste daily, while …

First phase of biomining at North Kalamassery to begin next week
8 months, 1 week ago

First phase of biomining at North Kalamassery to begin next week

The Hindu  

The excavation of around 46,700 metric tonnes of legacy waste lying at the dumping yard of the Kalamassery municipality as part of the biomining project will begin next week. Among the sites identified in Ernakulam, the civic body’s site at North Kalamassery has the highest quantity of legacy waste that is lying at a height of around 11 metres, of …

Coimbatore’s Salem-Kochi highway turns dumping ground for healthcare facilities in Kerala
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Coimbatore’s Salem-Kochi highway turns dumping ground for healthcare facilities in Kerala

The Hindu  

The Salem-Kochi highway in Coimbatore has become a hotspot for medical waste disposal, with multiple dumping sites emerging along its stretch. Additionally, green and yellow bags containing bio-hazardous waste, including sanitary napkins, pads with excreta, syringes with used needles, broken glass, and used wipes, were found scattered across the sites. Both, bio-hazardous and mixed waste, deemed unsuitable for segregation and …

Burning issue: Bhogi bonfires spark debate on waste disposal
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 …

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 …

Now, Bengaluru’s waste to be dumped in Ramanagara
1 year, 2 months ago

Now, Bengaluru’s waste to be dumped in Ramanagara

The Hindu  

At a time when citizens and experts in Bengaluru have been demanding the closure of waste processing plants and landfills, the State government has decided to carry the heaps of refuse to Ramanagara, besides Bengaluru Urban and Bengaluru Rural districts. On his directions, the Bengaluru Solid Waste Management Limited will set up four integrated solid waste management plants on lands …

Illegal waste dumping: Special squads in Ernakulam district lagging behind in inspections in Kerala
1 year, 2 months ago

Illegal waste dumping: Special squads in Ernakulam district lagging behind in inspections in Kerala

The Hindu  

The special enforcement squads formed to check illegal waste dumping in Ernakulam district are trailing in the number of inspections conducted since March 2023 compared to the units in most other districts in Kerala. Despite having two special squads, the district authorities have not been able to match the number of inspections conducted by squads in other districts, including Kozhikode, …

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 …

Kerala High Court Directs State To Report Impact On Health Of Residents Near Brahmapuram Waste Management Site
1 year, 6 months ago

Kerala High Court Directs State To Report Impact On Health Of Residents Near Brahmapuram Waste Management Site

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently directed the Additional Chief Secretary and the Ernakulam District Collector to carry out a socio-economic study in the Brahmapuram area and to submit a report on the impact of the unauthorised handling of solid waste at Brahmapuram on the health of the inhabitants in the area. A division bench of Chief Justice S V N …

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

Brahmapuram Fire: National Green Tribunal Directs Kerala’s Additional Chief Secretary To File Action Taken Report On Ash Removal From Dump Yard
1 year, 7 months ago

Brahmapuram Fire: National Green Tribunal Directs Kerala’s Additional Chief Secretary To File Action Taken Report On Ash Removal From Dump Yard

Live Law  

The Southern Zone of the National Green Tribunal has directed the Additional Chief Secretary of the Local Self Government Department, Kerala to file a detailed report about the actions taken in response to the orders passed by the Tribunal for the removal of burned waste from the Brahmapuram dump yard. The bench of Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana and Dr. Satyagopal Korlapati …

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

Scourge of public dumping waste continues unabated in Kochi
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 …

Accidental shift to decentralised waste management helps Thiruvananthapuram
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 …

Kochi’s Brahmapuram | A dump fire that raises a stink
1 year, 9 months ago

Kochi’s Brahmapuram | A dump fire that raises a stink

The Hindu  

The March 2 fire at Brahmapuram was not the first at the waste processing plant — a euphemism for a sprawling 110-acre open dumping yard with a failed windrow composting facility and a yet-to-begin waste-to-energy plant. When it followed up on a major fire incident in 2019, the National Green Tribunal had found glaring lapses in solid waste handling at …

Special Committee with Scientific Experts to Probe Brahmapuram Fire Incident, Submit Report: Kerala CM
1 year, 9 months ago

Special Committee with Scientific Experts to Probe Brahmapuram Fire Incident, Submit Report: Kerala CM

News 18  

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Wednesday a special committee with scientific experts will be formed to look into the fire at the Brahmapuram waste plant, so as to figure out a way to prevent such an incident in future. Vijayan said a special investigation team will probe the crime case registered in the Brahmapuram fire incident, while a …

Fire can break out if no action is taken to dispose of waste properly: Kerala HC
1 year, 9 months ago

Fire can break out if no action is taken to dispose of waste properly: Kerala HC

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday orally observed that incidents such as the recent fire at the Brahmapuram waste treatment plant in Kochi can happen anywhere in the State if proper action is not taken for disposal of waste properly. Justice Devan Ramachandran made the observation when a case relating to installation of illegal hoardings and banners in public places …

No respite for Kochi from decades-old garbage conundrum
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 …

Solution in sight for sanitary waste disposal by Thiruvananthapuram Corporation
1 year, 9 months ago

Solution in sight for sanitary waste disposal by Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

The Hindu  

After much delay, the city Corporation seems to have arrived at a solution to handling sanitary waste. The civic body is about to enter into an agreement with a private agency for collection of used sanitary pads, diapers and bio-medical waste. Many city residents have been finding it hard to dispose of used sanitary pads and diapers used by bed-ridden …

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 …

Biodigester units to promote decentralised waste management at Kalamassery in Ernakulam
2 years, 8 months ago

Biodigester units to promote decentralised waste management at Kalamassery in Ernakulam

The Hindu  

The Kalamassery Municipality has initiated steps to introduce decentralised management of biodegradable waste generated at the household level. The civic body had received flak for its unscientific waste management from the National Green Tribunal and the State Level Monitoring Committee on Solid Waste Management. Despite such projects, the municipality has not yet resolved issues pertaining to non-biodegradable waste management. The …

Holistic action plan needed on solid waste management, says NGT
2 years, 8 months ago

Holistic action plan needed on solid waste management, says NGT

The Hindu  

The southern Bench of the National Green Tribunal has directed a joint committee to ascertain the quantity of waste dumped in the Porur lake and other areas and to find out whether any steps had been taken for disposal of legacy waste in the existing dumps in these areas. The Bench directed the Chief Secretary, the Additional Chief Secretaries for …

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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