Tag: Kerala Pollution Control Board

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Kerala SPCB submits Kollam dumpsite report to NGT

Kerala SPCB submits Kollam dumpsite report to NGT

The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has filed a report before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) regarding the treatment of waste at its abandoned dump yard in Kureepuzha, Kollam. Most recently, the site was…

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Kerala SPCB responds to NGT observation on slow progress of Brahmapuram WtE

Kerala SPCB responds to NGT observation on slow progress of Brahmapuram WtE

Following the NGT’s July order observing that slow progress was being made in the Brahmapuram Waste to Energy (WtE) plant project, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has assured the NGT that the plant…

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NGT pulls up Kochi Corporation on Brahmapuram plant

NGT pulls up Kochi Corporation on Brahmapuram plant

The National Green Tribunal (NGT)  has asked the Kerala State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) to initiate prosecution and recover compensation from the Kochi corporation for noncompliance of directives issued by the tribunal on the solid…

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Kerala PCB pulls up Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation

Kerala PCB pulls up Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation

The Kerala Pollution Control Board (PCB) has made public its disapproval of the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation’s (TMC) solid waste management efforts. The PCB has issued a press release on its website highlighting the failure of…

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Kerala PCB disagrees with Kochi Corporation on anaerobic digesters

Kerala PCB disagrees with Kochi Corporation on anaerobic digesters

Kerala’s State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has rejected the Kochi Corporation’s position that setting up anaerobic digesters to treat solid waste lying at Brahmapuram was not practical. The Board has directed the civic body to…