Tag: Haridwar

Plastic
New PRF in Haridwar to be commissioned

New PRF in Haridwar to be commissioned

As of 2 December 2023, the new PRF in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, is scheduled to start operations in 2 weeks. According to the source, the government has provided an INR 2.95 million (EUR 33,000) investment for…

Biogas
GAIL to build new AD plant at Sarai village landfill

GAIL to build new AD plant at Sarai village landfill

Gas company GAIL India Limited and the Municipality of Haridwar, Uttarakhand, have plans to develop an AD plant at the site of a landfill in Sarai village. Plans for the plant provide to treat 120…

COVID Waste
811 MT biomedical waste generated in Uttarakhand during pandemic

811 MT biomedical waste generated in Uttarakhand during pandemic

Uttarakhand Environment and Solid Waste Management minister Harak Singh Rawat said that biomedical waste is being disposed as per guidelines issued by the Centre on March 16, 2020. From March 2020 to February 15, 2021,…

News
Haridwar might impose SWM fees on tourists and pilgrims

Haridwar might impose SWM fees on tourists and pilgrims

Haridwar district administration plans to impose solid waste management charges on tourists and pilgrims who come to the city and stay in hotels and dharamshalas. The actual amount is yet to be decided but sources…

News
NPC releases assessment report on plastic pollution in four cities

NPC releases assessment report on plastic pollution in four cities

The National Productivity Council (NPC) has released its assessment of plastic pollution by NPC in 4 cities – Prayagraj (Allahabad), Agra, Haridwar and Mumbai. As per the NPCs data collated from 46 centres in Mumbai…

Biogas
New sustainable waste management program in Haridwar

New sustainable waste management program in Haridwar

Hindustan Unilever Limited recently laid the foundation stone for the first community biogas plant in Hari Ashray Colony, Haridwar. This project is being piloted to encourage sustainable waste management in the community. With implementing NGO…

Recycling
Budget granted for Haridwar recycling plant

Budget granted for Haridwar recycling plant

The Government of India has approved financial support worth INR 2.95 crore for a plastics recycling plant in Haridwar, which has been proposed by the Uttarakhand Panchayati Raj Department. The total cost for the installation…

Biogas
New biogas plant in Haridwar by 2021

New biogas plant in Haridwar by 2021

As reported by The Daily Pioneer, a new biogas plant running on solid waste and manure has been proposed in the city of Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The Municipal Corporation of Haridwar and Indian Oil Corporation Limited…