Tag: MCGM

Waste to Energy
CAG flags delay in Deonar WtE project due to procedural issues

CAG flags delay in Deonar WtE project due to procedural issues

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticized the poor monitoring and delays in obtaining clearances for a waste-to-energy plant project at the Deonar landfill in Mumbai. Only 10% of the work on the project…

Interviews
“No Time to Waste” : SWI mobilizes top public and private sector leaders for SWM action

“No Time to Waste” : SWI mobilizes top public and private sector leaders for SWM action

SolidWasteIndia, in partnership with Theistic Business Consultants, is organizing a series of regional virtual roundtables with key public and private sector leaders to discuss some of the biggest challenges – and solutions to India’s waste…

News
BMC to conduct awareness programs for residents to reduce waste disposal in Mithi River

BMC to conduct awareness programs for residents to reduce waste disposal in Mithi River

To prevent waste from being thrown into the Mithi River, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will work with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local groups to raise awareness among people who live along the river’s banks,…

News
India’s first electric vehicle charging station inaugurated in Mumbai

India’s first electric vehicle charging station inaugurated in Mumbai

Mumbai’s first electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging station, which will run on energy produced from wet waste, has been integrated. The factory, which can handle 2,000 kg of wet garbage per day, has been built on…

Policy & others
Mumbai experiments with 100% segregation at source at ward-level

Mumbai experiments with 100% segregation at source at ward-level

The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is implementing a pilot project for 100% segregation at source in the suburb of Andheri West. Self-help groups will be involved in sorting and reusing of dry waste,…

Landfilling
Mumbai civic body to erect a wall to control leachate from Deonar

Mumbai civic body to erect a wall to control leachate from Deonar

The BMC is planning to erect a boundary wall near Thane creek with the help of synthetic vinyl sheets to prevent the discharge of hazardous leachate generated from Deonar dumping ground. The wall is also…