Thripunithura draws flak over waste management
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Only two tonnes of total 20.82 tonnes of garbage treated
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Only two tonnes of total 20.82 tonnes of garbage treated
Only two tonnes of the total 20.82 tonnes of waste generated daily in Thripunithura Municipality is treated in accordance with rules, say official estimates.
The widening gap has brought to light the lack of centralised and decentralised waste management systems under the municipality despite several directives from the agencies concerned. The waste management capacity gap is around 18.74 tonnes per day. The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) had assessed an environment compensation of ₹3.78 crore for the civic body for non-compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Urban homeless, transgender people say they are in need of financial assistance during lockdown
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May 08, 2021 15:57 IST
Many homeless residents of Chennai say they do not have ration cards or access to the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Medical Insurance Scheme
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Activists in the city have requested Chief Minister M K Stalin to reach out to vulnerable sections of the society including the urban homeless and some transgender persons. Photograph used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B
Many homeless residents of Chennai say they do not have ration cards or access to the Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Medical Insurance Scheme
PCB to slap closure notice on bonemeal unit at Edayar
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Board finds illegal outlet to discharge pollutants into the Periyar
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Board finds illegal outlet to discharge pollutants into the Periyar
The State Pollution Control Board (PCB) will issue closure notice to a bonemeal unit at Edayar based on the finding that it had set up an illegal outlet to discharge effluent and pollutants into the Periyar.
Officials of the Environment Surveillance Centre of the board in Eloor inspected the site and found that effluent were routed through an illegal connection directed to the river. The bonemeal unit violated norms at a time when the board had issued a notice asking why it should not be closed down for not complying with regulations.
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