• National
  • Bengaluru
  • Chennai
  • Mumbai
  • More
    • Delhi / NCR
    • Pune
    • Hyderabad
    • Ahmedabad
  • Data
  • Donate
  • Engage
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
Citizen Matters
  • Current
  • Civic
  • Commute
  • Governance
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Infrastructure
  • Waste
  • Water
  • Society
  • Special Projects
HomeWaste Management

Waste Management

Urban waste management, policy and schemes, Swachh Bharat Mission and practices, and the impact on sustainability.

Civic

Waste woes in Paradise: Srinagar’s struggle to clear garbage from streets during lockdown

November 7, 2019 Abid Bashir Wani

In the days following abrogation of Article 370, Srinagar became a stinking mess, as municipal staff were unable to report to work and mounds of garbage accumulated on streets. While proactive officers and safai karamcharis have managed to tide over the crisis in the face of odds, waste management in the city needs serious fixes for the long term.

Civic

How 5000 school kids in Dehradun helped put 550 kilos of plastic waste where it belongs

October 25, 2019 Rishabh Shrivastava

Dehradun Smart City Limited’s innovative and community-centric initiative titled “Plastic Wapsi Abhiyaan” involved almost 20 government schools, engaging more than 5000 students and 100 teachers. Here’s how they did it.

Shimla cityscape
Civic

How a small Himalayan town panchayat is showing Shimla the way to effective waste management

October 22, 2019 Ashwani Sharma

Aima panchayat, an urban-rural agglomeration near Palampur, has its own modern garbage treatment park, with the facility to handle all kinds of waste, including plastic. Inspired by it, Shimla has now set up its own waste-to-energy plant, expected to help the capital in sustainable waste management.

Environment

As Kolkata begins Durga Puja festivities on Mahalaya, environment gets a raw deal

September 28, 2019 Mou Chakraborty

2500 plus community pujas. Lakhs of revellers. The Durga Puja celebrations in Kolkata are magical, but harsh and unforgiving on the environment. Unfortunately, thoughts and plans on greening the celebrations appear to be at a very immature stage still.

Civic

Guwahati’s garbage mess gets worse in the rains, calls for collective action

August 24, 2019 Hriday Ch Sarma

Monsoon has turned the streets of Guwahati into a serious health hazard for citizens, and this is why. Most importantly, the solution now lies as much in the hands of citizens as with city administrators.

Civic

Hope anew for Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill as PMO steps in

August 8, 2019 Sri Krishna

Following national and international outcry over East Delhi’s towering Ghazipur dump, the Prime Minister’s Office has issued a Global Request for Proposal (RFP) inviting solutions from experts to the problems posed by the landfill.

Environment

How one of Delhi’s tallest structures is contributing to climate change

July 17, 2019 Sri Krishna

Intense summers are not uncommon in Delhi, but when temperatures soared to 48 degrees this June, it was a record even by city standards. Could emissions from the East Delhi Ghazipur landfill have had a role to play?

Civic

Will NGT crackdown force Lucknow civic body to sort out its waste mess?

July 4, 2019 Atul Chandra

An NGT-appointed committee has recommended fines of Rs 5 crore and Rs 2 crore respectively on the Lucknow Municipal Corporation and its chosen private partner in solid waste management, Eco Green. Here’s why.

Civic

Inside Dehradun’s Bindal slum, where the city’s waste pickers live

June 11, 2019 Rishabh Shrivastava

Despite the crucial role they play in the city, efforts to improve the living conditions of Dehradun’s waste pickers — mostly migrants — have been minimal and they continue to live in unsafe conditions, with little or no assistance from the Municipal Corporation.

Civic

Waste mounds in open landfills grow higher as Kolkata brazenly ignores SWM rules

June 6, 2019 Gurvinder Singh

In Kolkata’s Dhapa and other neighbouring municipalities, open landfills lie filled to the brim with unsegregated waste. Biomedical waste disposal too does not uniformly conform to the rules formulated. A lax administration merely looks on and introduces token measures in select pockets.

Civic

Dumping waste right into Bhagirathi: What Uttarkashi’s garbage problem tells us

May 21, 2019 Rishabh Shrivastava

Uttarakhand generates approximately 1406 Tons of solid waste per day and none of this is getting treated. It is high time we address this huge challenge faced by cities and towns of Himalayan Uttarakhand.

Civic

Living in hell: Sewage, garbage and contaminated water leave 2800 families struggling in Delhi transit camp

May 13, 2019 Akshita Nagpal

Evicted Kathputli Colony residents struggle with water shortage and lack sanitation in their temporary homes in Anand Parbat. As they wait for the new homes, the sordid conditions in the transit space create grave implications for the environment.

Civic

What Bengaluru’s scientific waste management can teach the Swachh Bharat mission

May 6, 2019 Jude Weston

While the Government of India has time and again emphasised the importance of cleanliness, Bengaluru has kept up the spirit of swachhata with a number of initiatives. See how an innovative waste collection station, plastic tiles and a compost school are reimagining waste management in the city.

Civic

City Buzz : Fani hits Odisha and W Bengal | BMC’s plastic headache | Charminar suffers damage…and more

May 5, 2019 News Desk

Catch your weekly dose of some of the most important local news from cities across India.

Environment

Infrastructure and environment battle it out in the maximum city

April 28, 2019 Nikhil S Dixit

Several infrastructure projects are coming up in Mumbai, that could irrevocably damage the city’s coastline and green spaces. While environmentalists allege that projects were announced without public discussion and ignoring the environmental impact, political parties brush aside these concerns

Posts navigation

« 1 2 3 … 5 »

Newsletter

Get the Citizen Matters newsletterSubscribe

Recent

emergency use sputnik in india

Attack of the mutants: Will Sputnik help us in our COVID fight?

COVID containment and lockdown in Vadodara

India’s COVID response: A choice between decisive action and national distress

COVID vaccination: My travails over the second dose

City Buzz: Vaccine shortage fears | New restrictions in Delhi | NGT on Gurugram’s Bandhwari landfill…and more

Opinion: The farce that is the Ease of Living Index

Alcohol consumption: When is ‘drinking’ legal and what if you break those laws?

The price of a new storm-water drain in Delhi: 600 trees and a park

City Buzz: Mumbai, Pune under night curfew | No lockdown in Delhi | Kumbh Mela in Haridwar….and more

More buses, better footpaths and three more wishes from a Hyderabad resident

COVID scenario: Latest trends across cities and coping strategies

The second wave of COVID: The how and the why

City Buzz: Second wave of COVID-19 | Vaccines for 45 plus | 22 polluted cities in India…and more

Some cities have lost up to 70% of wetlands. Will Bhopal face the same fate?

Locked down, but not out: Women entrepreneurs in Ahmedabad

City Buzz: Second wave of COVID-19 intensifies | Vaccine wastage | Ahmedabad Metro update…and more

Sections
  • In Focus
  • Explainers
  • Voices
  • Features
  • Solutions
  • Editors’ Pick
  • Citizen Journalism
Information
  • About us
  • Team
  • Awards and Recognition
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Openings: Staff / Freelance / Volunteer
  • Site Guide
Collaborate
  • Login
  • Note to New Authors
  • Style Guide for Writers
  • Citizen Journalism Guidelines
  • Comment Policy & Disclaimer
  • Reprint Permissions
  • Contact Us
Supported By
oorvani-foundation

© Oorvani Media/Oorvani Foundation 2020