Sat, 25 May 2013
A small step for a cleaner future
It is quite a common site to see piles of garbage as high as hills dotting the landscape of landfills at the outskirts of a city. If one is to enter Delhi from the Karnal side, these hills can be seen from very far off. Garbage menace has grown into a wild uncontrollable beast. But
Dharmsala scarred
Published on 15 Feb, 2013 at 15:41 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The green cover in the McLeodganj area of Dharamsala is being threatened by illegal dumping of solid waste along hill slopes. People carrying out construction are scarring the hills with the material of dismantled buildings. Many such constructions are coming up in tourist places of the McLeodganj and Bhagsunag area.
TMC’s waste-to-energy plant to be rolled out soon
Published on 22 Aug, 2012 at 12:33 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
An incineration plant at Daighar near Mumbra, which will process over 600 metric tonnes of solid waste daily for conversion into energy, is nearing completion. Amid stiff opposition from locals, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has decided to appoint a technical consultant shortly. Officials have said that the waste-to-energy plant is a design-build-operate-own-and-transfer project, where
Worm based sanitation system
Published on 18 Jul, 2012 at 14:23 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
A recent study evaluates how effective a worm based sanitation system is in reducing the rate at which solid waste accumulates and at how worms can improve the quality of effluent by reducing pathogen levels and the concentrations of harmful chemicals. Both pilot scale laboratory reactors and a prototype Tiger Toilet were fed with human
Chennai looking for suitable SWM process
Published on 1 Mar, 2012 at 10:40 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Corporation of Chennai is planning to install an integrated waste management system in the city and is looking for a viable solution to get rid of the Kodungaiyur and Perungudi dumping yards. It has called interested parties to submit their proposal for setting up an integrated municipal solid waste processing facility to handle around
Steamed Garbage!!
Published on 1 Mar, 2012 at 9:40 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
An expert team from England has developed a cost-effective and environment-friendly Vantage Waste Processor (VWP) for tackling solid waste. The process involves injecting steam into garbage and converting it into bio-ethanol or electricity, thus avoiding landfill. The machine has capacity to process 11 tonnes of waste per hour. The project, which follows the BOOT (build,
Biowarfare in the Restroom
It’s with good reason that the most effective delivery method for biological warfare weapons is via aerosol suspensions: finely divided droplets or powders containing bacteria may be carried by air currents for long distances spreading their contamination as they are inhaled or fall on surfaces to be picked up later by touch. Also, the aerosol
Women can make the difference at home
Published on 1 Sep, 2011 at 11:37 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
The Mysore City Corporation is targeting women to effectively handle the solid waste generated daily. The corporation took women leaders, including women corporators, to the sewage farm at Vidyaranyapuram, the city’s biggest waste management site and told them that the mounds of garbage could be reduced if they pitched in. At the launch of an
Contaminated Water?
Published on 1 Jan, 2010 at 11:42 in News | Viewed times | No Comments
Following the civic body’s drive to snap all illegal tap water connections and booster pipes due to water shortage in the city, desperate slum families in northeast Mumbai are now digging wells to tap the ground water, which is allegedly contaminated with sewage residues. According to BMC officials, the area is a solid waste dumping
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
