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On 30 April 2023, the grace period of 30 days for the completion of biomining and capping activities at the Njeliyanparamba WtE project in Kozhikode, Kerala, has reportedly ended. The deadline was issued by Kozhikode…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Tamil Nadu government has granted its permission to the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) to carry out biomining at the Kodungaiyur dump yard. It is expected to cost Rs 641 crore and construction is expected to begin…
Aafrin Kidwai
What is legacy waste? Legacy waste typically refers to aged municipal solid waste in landfills or dumpsites. In India, there is no agreement on the minimum age of waste to be considered legacy waste and…
Dr Richa Singh
Urban local bodies need a comprehensive policy for reuse of reclaimed land The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs recognised that the unlined dumpsites in India are creating various irreversible environmental hazards. The major…
Aafrin Kidwai
New Delhi generates over 11,400 metric tonnes of waste each day. Of this, nearly 6,200 metric tonnes is dumped at landfill sites in Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa which are administered by the East, South, and…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will begin biomining waste at the Bhuasuni dump yard from next month. Two firms, Jagruti and Jan Adhar Sevabhavi Sanstha, will carry out bio-mining at the dumpyard in the form…
Aafrin Kidwai
For the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, improving the environment, restoring nature and maintaining cleanliness has become a prime focus. Since 2019, more than 33,000 square meters of land have been converted from waste dumpsite to ecology…
Aafrin Kidwai
The closure of the Mulund dumping ground in Mumbai is delayed once again, ostensibly due to a shortage of labourers during the lockdown during pandemic and the monsoon. Mulund has Mumbai’s second largest dumping ground…
Nirmal Jovial
The 12-acre Karikulam dumping yard is 12 feet deep in unsegregated waste, the total volume of which comes to 1.1 lakh cubic metres. The 40-year-old dumpsite is a blot on the temple town of Kumbakonam. To…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Huballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) is considering biomining at the dumping yards of the twin cities on Karwar Road in Hubballi (17 acres) and at Hosayallpur in Dharwad (16 acres). According to a survey conducted…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Bombay High Court has allowed the Pune Municipal Corporation to access dumping sites at Phursungi and Uruli Devachi on an undertaking that it will conduct biomining activities only – and not dump unprocessed garbage.…
Aafrin Kidwai
Erode-based Zigma Environ Solutions Pvt Ltd is one of India’s first and largest integrated landfill mining companies. Established in March 2015 by B Dharmaraj, Ku. Tha Ilangovan, K. P Mutharasu and Nagesh Prabhu. C, Zigma…
Aafrin Kidwai
The West Bengal government has revealed details of its plan for bio-mining at Dhapa, which will help reduce the 35-metre tall mound of garbage accumulated at the decades-old site. The recovered waste will be sent…
