Mysore/Mysuru: Huge mounds of garbage at the Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram, caught fire yesterday morning and was doused by Fire Fighters after a nine-hour-long operation. Members of the public, who noticed the fire at about 11 am, informed Saraswathipuram Fire Station. Soon, Fire and Emergency Services personnel of Saraswathipuram (16 personnel), Bannimantap (6) and Hebbal…
Huge croc spotted in Sewage Farm
January 12, 2020Mysuru: A huge crocodile has been spotted at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram here last evening. On receiving information, RFO Devaraju and staff rushed to the spot and made attempts to capture the croc, which escaped into the sewage water storage tank nearby. The crocodile is about 7 ft. in length and is about four-years-old. RFO…
Bioremediation Technology to clear legacy waste, says District Minister V. Somanna
January 4, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: In a big relief to the residents living around the Solid Waste Management unit at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram, who are suffering from foul smell emanating from two lakh tonnes of legacy waste piled up at the unit, District Minister V. Somanna gave his nod for a project to treat the waste using modern technology….
Shift Sewage Farm, demand residents
November 2, 2019Mysuru: With no respite from the stink of the garbage piled up enormously at the Excel Solid Waste Management Plant or Sewage Farm at Vidyaranyapuram, the residents of Vidyaranyapuram, J.P. Nagar, Kanakagiri, Gundu Rao Nagar, Vishveshwaranagar and surrounding areas are demanding the authorities to shift the waste management plant. Nearly two lakh tonnes of waste…
Complaints pour in during Ramdas’ visit to Sewage Farm
June 12, 2019Mysuru: MLA S.A. Ramdas, accompanied by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) officials, inspected the Sewage Farm at Vidyaranyapuram in city on June 10. During his visit, a few cattle owners brought to the notice of the MLA about lack of water facility, delay in installation of fodder weighing machine and CCTVs by MCC, scarcity of labourers…
Establishment of power generating unit at Sewage Farm: MLA Ramdas in New Delhi
August 7, 2018To hold discussions with officials, Ministers Mysuru: KR MLA S.A. Ramdas, yesterday left for New Delhi to hold discussions pertaining to the establishment of power generating unit from waste at the Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram here and other issues. Ramdas will hold discussions with the officials of Pollution Control Board and the Environment Minister today…
Residents around Sewage Farm can breathe easy now: MLA
April 10, 2018Mysuru: The people in the surrounding areas of Sewage Farm where the solid waste treatment plant is functioning can heave a sigh of relief as two more waste treatment plants will come up at Rayanakere and Kesare. Both have been accorded environmental clearance by the State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority, Karnataka, said MLA M.K. Somashekar….
SEWAGE FARM STINK: Mysuru South Apartment residents threaten to boycott Assembly polls
January 11, 2018Mysuru: With no respite from the stink of the garbage piled up enormously at the Excel Solid Waste Management Plant or Sewage Farm at Vidyaranyapuram, Federation of Mysuru South Apartment Owners and Welfare Association has decided to boycott the forthcoming Assembly elections and also garner support of all the residents in Vidyaranyapuram and Chamundipuram through…
Chemical solution sprayed to garbage at Sewage Farm to prevent stench
January 7, 2018Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha is seen spraying a chemical solution on to the garbage heaps piled up at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram here this morning. This chemical spray is meant to prevent foul smell emanating from garbage heaps which is disturbing the local residents. The chemical solution will be sprayed every month till a permanent…
Sewage Farm is Siddharamaiah’s ‘illegitimate child,’ says Ramdas
December 18, 2017Mysuru: Former Minister and BJP leader S.A. Ramdas has alleged that garbage mafia was involved in indiscriminate sewage disposal at Excel Solid Waste Treatment Plant or Sewage Farm at Vidyaranyapuram here. Ramdas, during the last week’s protest he held demanding a permanent solution for garbage problem at Vidyaranyapuram, had alleged that some officials were permitting…
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