Tag: Punjab Pollution Control Board

Waste to Energy
Update on new Amritsar WtE project

Update on new Amritsar WtE project

The WtE project at the Bhagtanwala landfill in Amritsar, Punjab, is reportedly threatened by a property dispute and the omission of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to issue a non-objection certificate (NOC) to…

Interviews
SWI & Theistic organize second virtual roundtable

SWI & Theistic organize second virtual roundtable

The second session of ‘No Time To Waste’, a series of virtual roundtables organized by SolidWasteIndia, in partnership with Theistic Business Consultants, saw top government officials and ULBs in the northern states of Jammu and…

News
PPCB fines Ludhiana civic body

PPCB fines Ludhiana civic body

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…

News
Punjab PCB to penalize Ludhiana MC

Punjab PCB to penalize Ludhiana MC

The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has said it will penalize the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation for its failure to manage the city’s solid waste. Officials from the PPCB noted that the city’s lack of solid…

Plastic
Agitation against plastic ban continues in Ludhiana

Agitation against plastic ban continues in Ludhiana

The plastic manufacturers and traders’ association in Ludhiana has announced yet another agitation against the state government’s decision to impose a plastic ban starting August 1. In 2016, the state government had announced a ban…