Fri, 24 May 2013
Water filters to fight cholera, jaundice
Published on 17 May, 2013 at 15:45 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
A number of slum clusters in Ahmedabad has been plagued with problems of water contamination and diseases every summer for years now. The mixing of sewage water with drinking water is responsible for this periodic outbreak of jaundice and cholera. The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is now thinking of making nanoparticle composite-based water filters available
Cleaning Taxes
Published on 14 Sep, 2012 at 10:17 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has uploaded the City Sanitation Plan on its website and provided two mail ids for citizens to send in their feedback. However, all the mails are on taxes. The citizens have apparently not bothered to raise any question on neither the cleanliness nor hygiene aspects of the city due to
Waste-free City
Published on 1 Mar, 2012 at 14:27 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
After carrying out an intensive drive for efficient garbage disposal, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is now working on a project for a waste-free city. The project supported by the United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) will also analyse the process of making garbage management a people’s affair by involving private sector, research institutions, the
Waste-free Ahmedabad
Published on 1 Jan, 2012 at 11:43 in News | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will soon launch an information, education, communication (IEC) campaign in the city to spread awareness on solid waste management and urge citizens to do their bit in keeping the city clean. Activities including door-to-door awareness campaigns, public events (clean-up drives) and competitions at public places have been planned as part of this
Airport clean up
Published on 1 Dec, 2009 at 16:31 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) have set a new guideline to keep the area near the Ahmedabad airport garbage free. Acting on a regulation set by the National Bird Control Committee, they will charge anyone who is found dumping solid waste near the airport a fine of Rs one
Dump yard to nature park
Published on 1 Oct, 2009 at 9:44 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The forest department in coordination with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is planning to covert Pirana dumpyard into an eco nature park. A two-feet layer of fertile soil will be filled and plantation will be carried out to turn the area into city’s green lung. To do away with the stench, the forest department will provide
Health mobile court soon
Published on 1 Aug, 2009 at 17:06 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) would soon be setting up a health and sanitation mobile court in the city to address civic cases instantly. The setting up of mobile court is expected to reduce the burden of regular courts (court numbers 6 and in AMC and save time because of spot fine and punishment. The
Striving for a binless city
Published on 1 Jul, 2009 at 15:15 in Professional, Technology / Features | Viewed times | No Comments
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has taken up a number of initiatives to clean up the city and has also put in place different community development programmes. Capt. Dilip Mahajan, Assistant Municipal Commissioner, AMC, spoke to Clean India Journal recently.
GPS for garbage trucks?
Published on 1 Jul, 2009 at 14:09 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The AMC (Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation) has gone hi tech with the installation of GPS (Global Positioning System) on hydraulic dumper trucks. Under the pilot project, 35 of these trucks would run along the west zone. The GPS would not only locate the vehicle but also indicate the number of trips it has conducted in a
Water fountains to waterfalls
Published on 1 Jun, 2009 at 12:40 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The 82 water fountains installed by the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) in various areas of the city do not function. Instead, they have become garbage bins and breeding ground for mosquitoes. There is either technical problem or there is no maintenance. According to AMC authorities, plans are afoot to change the existing fountains into waterfalls
