Aafrin Kidwai
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recently visited the landfill sites at Ghazipur, Okhla, and Bhalswa to assess the progress of waste remediation and disposal efforts. The Lt. Governor expressed satisfaction with the increased pace of…
Aafrin Kidwai
In a major effort to reduce waste contamination and promote greener cities, 14 more Madhya Pradesh districts will construct bio-remediation facilities. The projects are estimated to cost roughly Rs 44 crore. “Bio-remediation will be used…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Jharkhand cabinet has approved spending Rs 136 crore to remove 82 thousand metric tonnes of waste that has accumulated over the past 22 years in the Jhiri dumpyard, which spans 40 acres. A Waste…
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Bioremediation has begun at the Tajpur Road dump site in Ludhiana, which will help clear five lakh tonnes of legacy waste. The project will cost Rs 27.17 crore and is being executed under the Ludhiana…
Aafrin Kidwai
The Ludhiana Municipal Corporation (MC) is expected to begin the process of disposing of approximately 25 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of legacy waste accumulated at its main dump site on the Tajpur road after facing…
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…
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The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has levied an environment compensation worth Rs 35.26 crores on Ludhiana’s local bodies department for violating solid waste management guidelines and failing to start bioremediation of legacy garbage. Out…
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Pre-bids for the bioremediation of the 7.67 lakh metric tonne of legacy garbage at the Dadu Majra dumping ground has garnered the interest of twelve companies. The MC has received several suggestions from the companies.…
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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) conducted a high-level meeting to discuss the progress made in the cleanup of the three legacy dumpsites in Delhi’s Okhla, Ghazipur, and Bhalswa. It was emphasized that…
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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved a proposal worth Rs 178.6 crore for legacy waste remediation in Telangana and Rs 433.72 crores for Maharashtra. The total project approval for Telangana is worth Rs 178.6…
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The Centre has approved the action plans of three states – Rajasthan, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh – as well as Chandigarh for the remediation of legacy municipal trash at dump yards in 171 municipal areas…
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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has stated that remedial action needs to be taken by the Solan Municipal Council and sought an action taken report with all the details, including legacy waste cleared, biomined, quantity…
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After years of discussions and debate, a special monitoring committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal has decided to bioremediate nearly 8-lakh metric tons of garbage at the Wariana village along the Kapurthala road, Jalandhar.…
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The Municipal Corporation of Amritsar (MC) has started the process of bioremediation of garbage at Bhagtanwala dump again. Recently, the Amritsar MSW Company Limited started the functioning of two machines for garbage bioremediation under the…
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The Solid Waste Management Department of the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) has proposed bioremediation of about four lakh metric tonnes (MT) of legacy waste, at the open landfill in Makarpura, at a cost of Rs…
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The Chennai Corporation has finalized a proposal to bio-remediate Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dumpyard at a cost of Rs 1,250 crore. The New Indian Express reports that the proposal is likely to be reviewed by the…
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Following the directive of the High Court (HC) of Bombay at Goa, Goa authorities will begin remediation work of the Sonsoddo dump yard on Thursday. The HC had given a deadline of December 15 for…
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Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to adopt bioremediation to dispose more than two lakh tonnes of waste which has piled up at its solid waste management unit at Vidyaranyapuram. The MCC has prepared a…
