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GHMC has fined Ramky agency Rs one lakh for negligence in garbage collection along Alijapur Road, Karwan, and Jubilee Hills areas. The civic body warned that strict action will continue against sanitation lapses to safeguard public health

The Karimnagar Municipal Corporation is taking strict steps to stop roadside garbage dumping. CCTV cameras, fines starting from Rs 1,000 and name-and-shame measures will be used to track violators and develop the city as a dumper bin-free zone.

Garbage clearance has been disrupted in Hyderabad’s Old City after incessant rains, with mounds of waste seen across several localities. Residents from Bandlaguda to Jalpally municipality allege inaction by GHMC and local leaders, warning of illness and worsening unhygienic conditions.

Incident occurred when she tried to open a container while clearing the garbage heaps; incident triggers mild panic in Ranga Reddy Nagar

Chandrababu Naidu recalls that it had strongly opposed the 'garbage tax' and had promised that if the alliance came to power it would be scrapped

The primary goal of this programme is to ensure door-to-door collection of municipal solid waste and the elimination of garbage vulnerable points (GVPs).

Although there are multiple measures and interventions in place to manage solid waste in the city, none seem to be effective

Biomining is a process that uses microorganisms to break down organic waste, making it easier to manage and dispose of.

Peddapalli: In a bid to ensure cleanliness of the town, civic authorities have come up with an innovative idea and launched a programme named “Photo Kottu Gift Pattu” (capture photo and win a gift). The authorities have promised to give Rs 500 reward to civilians, who would capture the photos of the people who dump […]

Hyderabad: On the third day of Pattana Pragathi programme, about 6,612 metric tons of garbage and 2,209 metric tons of debris were removed in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits on Sunday. In addition to this, thorn bushes along 144 km of road length were removed, 17 km of nalas were desilted, 28 water […]

Hyderabad: Central Government has recognised and approved Telangana Government’s efforts in legacy waste dumpsite remediation of 32.5 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste and reclaiming over 842 acres across the State for its optimum utilisation. Under this initiative, the State Government is executing the project with Rs.178.6 crore. Of this, Centre’s share is about Rs.69.09 […]

Chennai: An upright sanitation worker of the Greater Chennai Corporation is in news for her deed of restoring a gold coin that she found in collected waste to its rightful owners, through the police. Mary was sorting out the garbage collected from various domestic households at Thiruvattiyur street when she heard a tinkle. She thought […]

District Collector VP Gautham asked officials to clean garbage-filled vacant plots and use them as place for sports.

On the fifth consecutive day, Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi inspected the sanitation works in Khairatabad and Kukatpally zones.

Asking GHMC officials to avoid any negligence in the sanitation drive, MAUD principal secretary, Arvind Kumar said the drive had to be accorded priority to make Hyderabad a garbage-free city

The GHMC has 21 solid waste management plants in the city, she said while calling for setting up 10 more of these plants.

Minister hands over 350 Swachh Autos to beneficiaries for collection of garbage from households

Lakshman Molleti’s ANINV invents mechanical tools to address challenges being faced by animals

There are 17 transfer stations across the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits and garbage shifting from the stations to Jawaharnagar was suspended after the contract with nearly 175 trucks expired

Hyderabad: Mayor Bonthu Rammohan on Friday launched special sanitation drive at Masab Tank and said a special intensive sanitation drive has been taken up by the GHMC to keep the city clean. Due to recent incessant rains, huge quantity of debris, garbage and discarded material has accumulated in nalas, in inundated colonies and bastis, and […]