The Badrinath shrine pilgrimage, which attracted 47 lakh devotees this year, has resulted in the accumulation of 180 tonnes of garbage at more than 10,000 feet above sea level in this eco-sensitive zone
In a bid to address pressing cleanliness issues in the national capital, newly appointed Mayor Mahesh Kumar Khinchi and Deputy Mayor Ravinder Bhardwaj embarked on their first official inspection on Saturday along with officials.
Pharmaceutical multi-millionaire Vivek Ramaswamy in protest against US President Joe Biden calling Donald Trump's supporters "garbage" has gone picking trash with the crew of garbage truck.
South Eastern Railway takes every endeavour to ensure a clean and safe travel for its valued passengers.
Signalling cables were damaged following a smoke emission due to fire in a garbage dump between Ballygunge and Dhakuria stations today.
In his letter to the LG, Chaudhary Anil Kumar writes, “With festivals like Deepawali and Chhath Puja at the doorstep, the cases of vector-borne diseases like Dengue, Malaria, and Chikungunya are on the rise, as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) and the Delhi Government have not cleared the salaries and arrears of the sanitation workers and pension of the retired employees.”
A police team reached the spot, where the caller stated that near the Rajokri Pahadi bus stand he saw one newborn girl aged about three days, lying in a garbage dump near his house.
During his visit to the site, the LG observed that the recycling activities being undertaken on the mounds were generating substantial dust that was adding to the haze and pollution in the adjoining areas.
Commendable community involvement is a core impetus to carry forward such scientific waste management initiatives. Making the process more competitive and better, the authorities are working out a strategy to have experts’ input in such implementation, said BMC officials.
The residents of the area have started complaining of sore throat, itchy eyes and breathing problems due to the fire that broke out on Tuesday.
