A court has warned civic officers of potential action due to unmanaged garbage. The civic machinery was observed to be inactive, with the area described as full of filth.
A division bench directed the civic body to create and implement a standard operating procedure for waste segregation. A dedicated task force is to be appointed to ensure compliance with waste management rules.
The court's directives were given during a hearing of petitions concerning environmental and health issues related to waste management. Further details are available from the source publication.
Three exhibitions across Mumbai mark Chanakya’s 40th anniversary by looking at the histories, hands and ideas that have shaped its journey from embroidery atelier to contemporary art practice...
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The division bench of Justice GS Kulkarni and Justice Neela Gokhale, while looking at pictures presented before it, said, “There’s filth, dirt, on the public streets. If your commissioner isn’t aware, we can provide pictures of the entire city. If your ward officer isn’t function...
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The three tanks—about seven metres long and two metres wide—are lying horizontally in the exhibition centre premises, on a pathway and lawn next to the parking area...
