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Deepor Beel now houses most of Guwahati's garbage
Posted on 04 Apr, 2016 10:30 AMMost of Guwahati's garbage ends up at the city's permanent freshwater lake, the Deepor Beel
Guwahati’s permanent freshwater lake, the Deepor Beel, home to both resident and migratory birds is now harbouring an unwelcome tenant – Municipal garb
Toilet subsidy is not the answer to sanitation problems
Posted on 31 Mar, 2016 06:30 PMIn recent years, especially after the launch of major programmes like Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, sanitation has become a hotly debated topic in India. Crores of rupees have gone into building toilets but they remain unused, villages that were declared open defecation free (ODF) are unable to sustain that, and sewage treatment continues to be a big challenge.
Use of plastic in road constuction now made mandatory
Posted on 29 Mar, 2016 08:44 AMMoEF's new waste management rules encourage the use of plastic refuse in road construction
Chennaites to learn more about solid waste segregation in the coming months
Posted on 22 Mar, 2016 10:15 AMGreater Chennai Corporation to conduct trials and create awareness about waste segregation among residents
Thousands of fish die in Bengaluru's sewage-choked Ulsoor lake
Posted on 13 Mar, 2016 01:19 PMThousands of dead fish found floating in Bengaluru's Ulsoor lake: Lack of dissolved oxygen due to sewage contamination blamed
Residents were in for a huge shock last week when they witnessed thousands of fish turning up dead in Bengaluru’s Ulsoor Lake.
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan receives an allocation of Rs 9,000 crore in the 2016-17 Budget
Posted on 06 Mar, 2016 11:38 PMCentre allocates Rs 9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan in the 2016-17 Budget
The Union government has allocated Rs 9,000 crore for the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to improve sanitation and cleanliness across the country.The campaign, one of P
Mysuru is India's cleanest city, again
Posted on 22 Feb, 2016 09:32 AMSwachh Sarvekshan results revealed: Mysuru is India's cleanest city, again
Landfills galore, our cities choke on their own garbage
Posted on 16 Feb, 2016 08:28 AMDecember floods expose Chennai's poorly designed waste management processes
The floods of December 2015 exposed flaws in Chennai's overall town planning and civic infrastructure management, bringing the city's archaic waste management system again to the forefront.
Mumbai's ticking methane bomb: The Deonar dump yard
Posted on 08 Feb, 2016 09:47 AM12.7 million tonnes of methane lies buried under layers of city garbage in the Deonar dumpyard: IIT-Bombay
A report from IIT-Bombay has suggested that 12.7 million tonnes of highly flammable methane gas lies buried underneath all the layers of garbage and deb
Sanitary workers' strike turns Delhi into a dumpyard
Posted on 01 Feb, 2016 12:10 PMSanitary workers' strike turns Delhi into a dumpyard
As sanitary workers refused to budge, East Delhi resembled an open dump yard with waste accumulating in complexes and garbage strewn all over the streets.