National Green Tribunal State Committee Chairman Justice Subhash Adi tells Municipal Bodies Mysore/Mysuru: Chairman of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) Monitoring Committee, Karnataka, Justice Subhash B. Adi called for strict implementation of Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules framed in 2016 to bring back the India’s ‘Cleanest City’ tag for Mysuru. “Every Corporator, officer and citizen…
MCC plans Solid Waste Management in a year
November 25, 2020Disposal of waste has been the biggest challenge for all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) including the fast growing Mysuru city. With generation of around 500 tonnes of waste daily, disposing it off has become a big problem due to resistance from local public against having solid waste processing units in their areas. As new Layouts…
Is a true comprehensive Solid Waste Management plan missing?
September 3, 2020By R. Chandra Prakash In Swachh Survekshan 2020 Indore has been declared as India’s Cleanest City for the fourth consecutive time. Mysuru is now ranked cleanest among the middle category population (3 to 10 lakh) cities. It is matter of great concern for Mysuru. A city which was ranked first among all the big cities…
Solid Problem of Waste Management
May 12, 2020Delayed Decision will be Disastrous By R. Chandra Prakash My stint with Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), particularly between 2013-2016, provided me with opportunities to study civic issues of the city. That period also happened to be the period of dialogue on Mysore Master Plan-2031, with Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). …
Public opinion must be sought before implementing Excel Plant project: MLA
May 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas has said that before the waste is cleared from the Solid Waste Management Unit (Excel Plant) in Vidyaranyapuram under any project, public opinion must be sought. “I have been fighting for this issue for many years and I have not indulged in a verbal spat with anyone but have brought…
Civic bodies not adhering to waste management rules: Justice Subhash Adi
March 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: National Green Tribunal Chairman Justice Subhash B. Adi has directed the Local Civic Bodies to take up proper measures to collect and dispose solid waste. He was speaking at the progress review meeting held recently at the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office here regarding Solid Waste Management by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and other Local…
Effective waste segregation helps Hunsur bag Best City Award in Solid Waste Management
June 25, 2018Mysuru: Hunsur has won the South Zone Award for Best City in Solid Waste Management (SWM) while the Heritage City of Mysuru has slipped into eighth position in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 from the fifth position it achieved in 2017. The rankings were released in New Delhi on June 25 by the Union Ministry of…
Wealth out of Waste: MCC, ITC join hands to revamp solid waste management
May 20, 2018Mysuru: Solid waste management in Mysuru is set to witness a major revamp within two or three weeks, thanks to the highly ambitious and well-intended project of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) called ‘WoW’ or ‘Wealth out of Waste.’ It aims to segregate garbage at the point of generation and pack it into different coloured…
Submit report on Solid Waste Management in district: DC
August 21, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has asked officers concerned to submit reports regarding steps taken for processing Solid Waste in Mysuru and other places of the district. He was addressing a meeting of officers of various Departments on solid waste management, domestic sewage water treatment and on other environment related topics at his office here…
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