PCMC's urban sprawl is short of 1,400 toilets
Friday, 19 November 2010 10:45
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The Times of India 19.11.2010
PCMC's urban sprawl is short of 1,400 toilets
PUNE: Pimpri-Chinchwad, with a population of 15 lakh, needs at least 1,400 public toilets. Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's (PCMC) health officer R B Chavan said, "There are 3,000 toilets for 1.4 lakh slum population and 50 per cent are for women." Chavan said the civic body does not get suitable land for constructing toilet blocks and hence they were unable to construct public toilet blocks in many parts of the municipal limits. Many villagers who own land build chawls to rent out rooms to migrant labourers, but do not provide toilets. These people are dependent on the public toilets constructed by PCMC, he said. The civic body began constructing the underground drainage system from 1978 and has completed it in most of the old areas. People have been asked to connect their toilets to the underground drainage system. The public toilets are also unclean. Activist Maruti Bhapkar said, "There is no water, doors are missing as are the bolts and windows. People must not damage public toilets." Sulabha Ubale, group leader of Shiv Sena corporators in PCMC said, "Women are the worst affected as there are no public toilets in public places for them. The PCMC should instal pay-and-use toilets."
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New garbage disposal technology
Friday, 19 November 2010 08:42
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Deccan Herald 19.11.2010
New garbage disposal technology |
Bangalore, Nov 18, DHNS: |
A team of BBMP officers headed by Mayor S K Nataraj has been invited to visit Germany to know more about garbage disposal. |
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The German-based company Femer/MTE, which gave a presentation on multi-stage thermo-chemical energy conservation system, on Thursday, to Mayor and Deputy Mayor Dayanand, Commissioner Siddaiah, chairpersons of standing committees, corporators and other officers, will be bearing the team’s travel cost.
The executives of the firm highlighted the latest technology they have devised for solid waste management, which would enable them to generate and sell electricity, as well. The implementation of the technology would cost Rs 350 crore. But it can dispose of 5,000 tonnes of garbage every day. |
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GHMC presses in tippers to clean up post Bakrid waste
Friday, 19 November 2010 05:01
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The Hindu 19.11.2010 GHMC presses in tippers to clean up post Bakrid waste
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HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has pressed
more men and machinery, including JCBs, tippers, bobcots, loaders, and
so on, from November 18 to November 19 for lifting extra 2,000 metric
tonnes of animal waste and garbage generated on account of Bakrid from
different circles. The work is in addition to the daily garbage pick up
and transport to the Jawaharnagar dump, said Additional Commissioner S.
Aleem Basha in a press release.
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