
‘No penalty on bulk waste generators from tomorrow’
The Hindu
The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) from November 1 will not impose a penalty on such bulk waste generators which fail to set up on-site composting units on their premises, according to Mayor Premana
The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) from November 1 will not impose a penalty on such bulk waste generators which fail to set up on-site composting units on their premises, according to Mayor Premananda Shetty.
He told a meeting of the council on Saturday that bulk waste generators are confused as to the method to be adopted for composting the wet waste.
Hence, the corporation will conduct another workshop to enlighten the apartment owners’ associations and other bulk waste generators on the different types of composting methods available. No penalty will be imposed on them till then and it will temporarily suspend the move.

The Centre has rejected reports that the definition of the Aravalli hills was changed to permit large-scale mining, citing a Supreme Court-ordered freeze on new leases. It said a court-approved framework will bring over 90% of the Aravalli region under protected areas and strengthen safeguards against illegal mining. The clarification follows controversy over the “100-metre” criterion used to define hills across states.












