Aafrin Kidwai
Telangana claims to have become among the few states in the country that has been ensuring 100 per cent scientific treatment of biomedical waste generated in the state. In all years from 2016-17 to 2020-21,…
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The BBMP has called for expression of interest for setting up domestic hazardous waste facilities in the city. Mr Randeep, special commissioner, solid waste management, BBMP, informed The Deccan Herald that while waste is segregated…
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Uttar Pradesh is prepared to handle the waste as per the guidelines and has adequate capacity for incineration of Covid waste even if the waste generation increases by three times, UPPCB member secretary Ashish Tiwari…
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Pune’s bio-medical waste (BMW) is being sent to Mumbai for incineration ever since the city’s sole BMW incinerator broke down last month. Its repairs, the plant operator said, are set to take another 15 days.…
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Cities across the country are reporting how the disposal of routine solid waste mixed with COVID-19 waste such as personal protection equipment (PPE), gloves and masks from quarantine centres, has put a massive strain on their…
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The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has started collecting Covid infected bio-waste across the city. So far, over 2,588 kg of waste has been collected from all the quarantine centres in Bengaluru. The collected waste is…
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According to The Telegraph India, a 20-acre plot has been selected for setting up a waste recycling centre for processing waste from New Town, Bidhannagar and three boroughs of the city. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been…
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After a Japanese delegation executed an extensive study in Warangal for the development of a WtE facility, representatives, led by Director International Cooperation Department for Waste Management, Clean Authority Tokyo, met with the Principal Secretary…
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As reported by The HANS INDIA, Telangana’s Minister of Municipal Administration & Urban development has requested Japanese delegates visiting the country to carry out a feasibility study of establishing an incineration plant in the state.…
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Due to the increasing problem of waste management in Delhi, Lt Governor Anil Baijal has announced that he directed the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) to expedite the construction of a WtE plant as a…
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State officials have given their consent for the construction of a INR 75 million WtE project in the town of Jamnagar, Gujarat. This was reported by The Times of India. The facility should process up…
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The Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) has provided Elephant Energy Ltd, the developer of the Shimla WtE project, with more time to commission the plant, as reported by Tribune India. The original 15 December deadline was…
