No progress in shifting of legacy waste at Kalamassery
The Hindu
The committee had asked the authorities to take immediate steps to remove the old waste and initiate measures to implement directives issued as per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
The Kalamassery Municipality has not made much progress in the proper disposal of heaps of legacy (old) waste lying at its dumping yard in North Kalamassery after a major fire outbreak at the site on January 18.
The State Level Monitoring Committee (SLMC) on Solid Waste appointed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had termed the waste collection and disposal system of the civic body as “unscientific” based on a personal inspection made by SLMC Chairman A.V. Ramakrishna Pillai.
The committee had asked the authorities to take immediate steps to remove the old waste and initiate measures to implement directives issued as per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.