Chennai corporation plans to set up more sumps at dumpyards to fight recurring fires

Chennai: Greater Chennai Corporation plans to set up two more 2 lakh litre water storage sumps at Perungudi and Kodungaiyur ...
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Chennai officials aim to install additional sumps at waste sites to combat ongoing fire incidents

To enhance firefighting capabilities following numerous incidents, GCC plans to construct two 2-lakh-litre water sumps at Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dumpyards, costing ₹54.3 lakh.
Indiatimes

Miscreants turn open spaces in village on city’s outskirts into dumpyards

In what makes for a perfect study in irony, the villages abutting the city, which was deemed the cleanest in the country for two years in succession, appear not to have an efficient waste management ...
The Hindu

GCC processes nearly 48.41 lakh tonnes of legacy waste from dumpyards

Nearly 48.41 lakh tonnes of legacy waste have been removed from the Perungudi and Kodungaiyur dumping grounds through biomining, enabling the recovery of 100.29 acres of land. According to a press ...
Indiatimes

Residents turn dumpyards into gardens & playgrounds

Secunderabad: In an attempt to reuse the ignored spaces and dumpyards in Sainikpuri, residents of Sai Baba Officers’ colony revamped the open spaces into parking lots, playgrounds and gardens. “These ...
The New Indian Express

Soon, drones to keep an eye on dumpyards in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government, which was jolted into action following the fire at the Brahmapuram dumpyard and the public criticism the blaze sparked, is now planning to employ drones to ...