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Chandigarh: Under fire over sanitation staff deployment, MC seeks report

Councillors question disparities in number of sanitation workers assigned to different sectors. (HT File)

Published 8 hours ago

Chandigarh Solid Waste Management rules | No hike in user charges but violators to pay through nose

Congress and AAP members protesting during the MC House meeting at the Municipal Corporation office in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Friday. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published 2 days ago

Chandigarh MC to propose hike in waste management user-charges, fines in General House meet

The MC already mandates an annual 5% increase in garbage collection user fees every financial year. (HT File)

Published 3 days ago

LG directs MCD to adopt Indore model to manage waste at source

LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu (HT Archive)

Published 6 days ago

Chandigarh: SWM waste management system satisfactory, says Panel

The panel also highlighted the progress made in the bio-remediation of the Dadumajra legacy waste site, where decades-old accumulated waste has been undergoing scientific treatment and processing. (HT File)

Published 8 days ago

PMC asks contractor to arrange own land for ₹82.1-cr CBG plant to avoid residents’ protests

Pune, India - Feb. 2, 2018: HT reporter Ananya Barua trying to access free WiFi installed by PMC at PMC building as a part of smart city project in Pune, India, on Friday, February 2, 2018. (Photo by Sanket Wankhade/HT PHOTO)

Published 17 days ago

Horticulture recruitment rules, Patwari post, RFP model approved in Mohali MC House meet

Mohali mayor Sarabjit Singh Samana with MC commissioner Sundeep Singh Garha during the House meet. (HT Photo)

Published 18 days ago

Congress leader flags ‘manipulation’ in BMC’s SWM contracts, seeks probe

Congress leader flags ‘manipulation’ in BMC’s SWM contracts, seeks probe

Published 19 days ago

BWGs get 6-month deadline to handle garbage in-house

According to senior NDMC officials, the new rules also mandate four-way waste segregation and provide for higher penalties for violations.

Updated 25 days ago

BMC scores on grievance redressal, waste disposal: Praja

NAVI MUMBAI, INDIA - JUNE 15, 2018 : The municipal corporation is coming up with measures to manage solid waste and keep the city clean on Thursday June 15, 2018 in Mumbai, India.

Published 33 days ago

Residents allege illegal C&D waste dumping along Dwarka Expressway

A dumper unloads C&D waste in a vacant belt in Sector 102 in Gurugram on Sunday. (HT)

Published 49 days ago

MCG pays ₹6.3 crore of ₹7 crore fines over Bandhwari landfill violations

Officials said only 1,400-1,500 metric tonnes of the 2,300-2,400 metric tonnes of daily waste reaching the site is currently processed. (HT )

Published 57 days ago

World Environment Day: Chandigarh MC sensitises councillors on new waste rules, pushes for 4-way segregation

Officials underlined that strict adherence to segregation norms is central to improving waste processing efficiency and reducing landfill burden. (HT File)

Published 58 days ago

NGT panel flags serious waste management violations at Sirsa dumping site

A joint committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has found serious violations of Solid Waste Management Rules at the Bakrianwali dumping site in Sirsa district. (HT File)

Published 61 days ago

Govt sets up district enforcement cells to implement new solid waste rules

Officials said the newly formed district cells will monitor compliance, coordinate with municipal agencies and undertake awareness and enforcement activities (HT)

Updated 63 days ago

World Bank team reviews Gurugram’s air pollution and waste measures

Officials showcased sanitation projects, dust-control infrastructure and scientific waste management practices across the city. (HTSR)

Updated 65 days ago

BMC ties up with MGL to turn kitchen waste into compressed biogas

BMC ties up with MGL to turn kitchen waste into compressed biogas

Published 71 days ago

Big housing societies must process their own waste or pay fine, says BMC

Big housing societies must process their own waste or pay fine, says BMC

Published 73 days ago

PMC plans to raise waste processing capacity by 300 tonnes on immediate basis

The civic administration is also planning to increase the processing capacity of the waste-to-energy plant at Hadapsar by an additional 225 tonnes, officials said. (HT)

Published 75 days ago

BMC set to privatise garbage management in city

Mumbai, India. May 16, 2025: BMC`s garbage truck collected garbage from Eastern and Central Mumbai and dumped it at Kurla Refuse Transfer Stations (RTS). Mumbai, India. May 16, 2025. (Photo by Raju Shinde/HT Photo) (Hindustan Times)

Published 79 days ago

IIT Delhi to support digital monitoring, source segregation in MCD waste plan

IIT Delhi to support digital monitoring, source segregation in MCD waste plan

Published 80 days ago

PMC clears ₹8.21 cr proposal to buy 15 waste collection vehicles

PMC Standing Committee chairman Shrinath Bhimale said, “The city has expanded and we need more infrastructure to manage the daily garbage generated.” (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Published 86 days ago

KDMC officer’s sudden transfer sparks row

KDMC officer’s sudden transfer sparks row

Published 90 days ago

MCD plans to roll out 1,000 mechanised litter pickers to keep public spaces clean

Delhi continues to rank poorly among mega cities in national sanitation surveys and faces chronic littering in public spaces (Hindustan Times)

Published 97 days ago

Poor waste management: NGT pulls up Sirhind civic body, flags lax recovery of ₹1.29-cr penalty

The plea filed by the public action committee (PAC) said continued dumping of untreated municipal waste along the Hansla Nadi (or River Hansla), poses a significant threat to the local ecosystem and public health. (HT)

Published 99 days ago

800 MT garbage piling up in Ludhiana everyday; processing to be ramped up, assures MC

The city produces 1,100 metric tonnes of garbage daily, but only 300 MT is being processed at the Jamalpur processing facility. (HT Photo)

Published 99 days ago

Untreated water from Delhi entering Haryana side of Yamuna, pollution board tells Saini

Saini directed that common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) should be installed on all 11 major drains leading to the Yamuna so that every drop of industrial wastewater is treated before entering the river. (HT Photo for representation)

Published 100 days ago

₹606 crore push for clean Gurugram, MCG floats twin tenders for waste collection

The selected agencies will be responsible for end-to-end waste management services, including door-to-door collection from residential, commercial and institutional establishments, segregation and transportation of waste to the processing site at Bandhwari. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Published 101 days ago

Only 4 of 9 Haryana waste clusters get nod, HSPCB tells NGT

Only 4 of 9 Haryana waste clusters get nod, HSPCB tells NGT

Published 104 days ago

Chandigarh: Deadline slips again, MC chief cracks whip over Dadumajra dump

Published 105 days ago

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