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Jalvayu Vihar locals decry lack of sanitary waste disposal system

Residents alleged they were being asked by JVSAS committee to make separate arrangements or pay extra to dispose of sanitary waste and used diapers.

Published 16 days ago

PMC corporators question Swach’s waste collection, demand performance audit

Gurugram, India-June 27, 2024: An MCG jcb machine cleaning the garbage at civil line area near Deputy commissioner residence, in Gurugram, India, on Thursday, 27 June 2024. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)(Pic to go with Debashish Karmakar's story)

Published 21 days ago

Building circular economies from the ground up

While waste pickers belong to the informal (plastic) sector, they are playing a major role in the circular economy. (HT PHOTO)

Published 26 days ago

Ludhiana: Seeking regularisation, MC’s sanitation workers go on strike

Protesters staging a sit-in outside the MC office in Ludhiana on Friday. (HT PHOTO)

Published 59 days ago

SPR garbage dump fire doused for 18 hours, methane buildup suspected

Residents reported thick smoke and breathing issues as fire tenders continued operations to prevent flare-ups till Monday. (HT)

Published 62 days ago

Now, SWaCH waste pickers to finish work by 12 noon in keeping with Maha’s heatwave guidelines

With afternoon temperatures in Pune regularly exceeding 40°C this month, these delays are exposing waste pickers, the majority of them being women, to serious heat-related health risks. (HT)

Published 75 days ago

MCG plans ₹700 crore revamp of Gurugram waste collection system

Rollout targeted in four months; move follows repeated tender delays and resident complaints of missed pickups and dumping (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Published 90 days ago

LMC House meet on April 15: Corporators gear up to grill officials over ‘civic lapses’

Many corporators said they have raised these concerns consistently for the past three years, but most issues remain unaddressed. (Pic for representation)

Published 91 days ago

Complaints mount as garbage collection goes off track in Lucknow

Private agency representatives indicated that nearly 30% of their workforce has either already left or is expected to leave before April 8, resulting in a manpower shortage (HT PHOTO)

Published 99 days ago

Warnings, penalties failed to fix Lucknow’s sanitation woes: Suresh Khanna

State finance minister Suresh Khanna, mayor Sushma Kharakwal and other LMC officials inspecting the Bhoothnath market, in Lucknow on Saturday. (HT PHOTO)

Published 100 days ago

CM Yogi flags off 250 eco-vehicles as LMC ditches diesel waste fleet

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the fresh batch of waste collection vehicles in Lucknow on Wednesday (Sourced)

Published 103 days ago

MCD to hire agencies to manage waste across Delhi’s South, Central, and West zones

Photo for representation (Bloomberg)

Published 106 days ago

Haryana orders pay-by-weight model for door-to-door waste collection

Revised policy aims to tighten monitoring and improve services as Gurugram prepares fresh tenders for door-to-door waste collection contracts. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Published 125 days ago

Ludhiana: No bidder for ₹1,244-crore waste management tender, deadline extended

The open garbage dump near Bhai Chattar Singh Park. (HT Photo)

Published 129 days ago

MCG to set up zone-wise sanitation monitoring cells

Currently, four private agencies with a fleet strength of 400 vehicles are tasked with conducting door-to-door collection in the district. (HT PHOTO)

Published 139 days ago

Overflowing sewers, water contamination, streetlights dominate LMC house meeting

Overflowing sewers, water contamination, streetlights dominate LMC house meeting

Published 166 days ago

Civic woes back to haunt Lucknow; minister reprimands officials

UP finance minister Suresh Khanna inspected Zone 1, where garbage-strewn streets, clogged drains and irregular waste collection was witnessed on Friday. (Sourced)

Published 178 days ago

Chandigarh: MoU with waste collectors of commercial units on cards

The draft of the MoU has been included as an agenda in the upcoming MC house meeting, scheduled to be held on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

Published 197 days ago

Greater Noida shifts to night garbage lifting

Greater Noida authority’s assistant CEO Shrilakshmi V S urged residents and shopkeepers to support the shift by ensuring waste is handed over properly and not dumped in open areas. (HT Archive)

Published 216 days ago

Pune district adopts ‘Indore Model’ for solid waste management in municipal councils

The move is also aligned with the upcoming Pune Grand Cycle Tour in January 2026, a global event planned for next year, under which the district aims to ensure that major urban centres maintain high cleanliness standards. (HT)

Published 250 days ago

DK Shivakumar warns Bengaluru litterbugs, plans stricter crackdown: Report

The government is considering adopting Mumbai's waste management model and urged Bengaluru citizens to cooperate by properly segregating waste.

Published 253 days ago

MCG gets proposal to transform city’s sanitation, waste collection

A waste treatment plant at Bandhwari in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Published 257 days ago

Cleaning up after Diwali: Lucknow littered as sanitation staff go on extended holiday?

Garbage dump at the roadside near Polytechnic crossing, in Lucknow, on Thursday. (HT Photo)

Published 263 days ago

Ludhiana: Dilapidated road to Tajpur dump disrupts waste collection, triggers sewer blockage

Municipal corporation workers carry out repair works at the main garbage dump site at Tajpur Road on Saturday. (HT Photo)

Published 303 days ago

Garbage piles up near Gurugram Sector 5 police station

Garbage on the Gurugram Sector 5 road on Saturday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Published 317 days ago

MCG fines agency ₹1lakh for illegal garbage dumping

Illegally dumped garbage in the area. (HT Photo)

Updated 330 days ago

Rising waste in Gurugram Sector 103, residents demand immediate action

Garbage along the Dwarka Expressway in Sector 103 opposite Hero Homes on Sunday. (Parveen Kumar/HT Photo)

Published 343 days ago

Vrindavan Yojna Sector-8: LMC fines pvt agency ₹1 lakh for poor waste management

Vrindavan Yojna in Lucknow (HT File Photo)

Updated 348 days ago

No job losses, BMC promises sanitation workers in agreement

BMC and the sanitation workers union signed an agreement on Monday

Published 349 days ago

Swachh Survekshan 2024: After dismal 219 rank, Panchkula turns to Indore to clean up its act

An MC official acknowledged that data collection for the assessment was flawed, with public questionnaires on cleanliness not accurately recorded. (Sant Arora/HT)

Published 354 days ago

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