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Pollution control board to issue new guidelines to eateries, hotels Pollution control board to issue new guidelines to eateries, hotels ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Feb 24, 2021, 06:00 IST parking and waste water treatment All eateries and restaurants with a seating capacity of 36 and above, hotels with 20 rooms or 1,000 square feet of banquet hall will soon come under the radar of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). Following a direction from the National Green ...

Revival hope for Kannahalli waste plant Revival hope for Kannahalli waste plant ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Feb 24, 2021, 06:00 IST biogas plant, held preliminary talks with government A fresh attempt is being made to re-start the biogas plant in Kannahalli. which was shut after Noble Exchange Environment Technology and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ( BBMP) fell out. It’s learnt that a Germany-based company has shown an interest in reviviving the plant, that was establishe...

4 vendors chosen to set up sewage sensors 4 vendors chosen to set up sewage sensors ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Feb 9, 2021, 06:00 IST Plants with over 500 KLD capacity to get it first; apartment complexes stay away KSPCB) has short-listed four vendors who will install sensors for online monitoring of sewage treatment plants ( STPs) in large apartment complexes and commercial establishments mainly shopping malls. Only plants with capacity to treat 500 KLD of sewage are initiall...

Around 800 to 1,000 kg of bio-waste is being collected at the airport daily, posing a health hazard to staff and passengers The Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has a new challenge to face: the .

BBMP has deployed a oxygen levels As part of its experiment, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has deployed a small machine, called water displacer, with the hope to increase dissolved oxygen (DO) levels at Ulsoor lake. The technology -- which was dispatched from Chennai -- is expected to reduce the growth of algae and improve the aquatic life in the 120-acre lake. On Monday, the container-type machine was lowered into the water body, which was once known for dead fish and foul s...

Chairman’s chair is hot seat at pollution board ByNaveen MenezesNaveen Menezes / Updated: Jan 15, 2021, 06:00 IST IFS officer Vijay Kumar Gogi yet to hand over charge as chief of board The state government has been accused of violating the guidelines drafted for the appointment of chairman to the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), considered to be one of the most sought-after positions among the political class and bureaucrats. It is learnt that Vijay Kumar Gogi, an IFS office...

The silt just got real The silt just got real ByY Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara Reddy / Updated: Jan 13, 2021, 06:00 IST Around 1,500 farmers tilling around 5,000 acres of land between them are keen to use Varthur Lake’s silt as manure for their fields All the silt produced while rejuvenating Varthur and Bellandur lakes is creating fresh challenges for the Bangalore Development Authority on how to dispose it of. However, if all goes well, around 1,500 farmers will take some of the silt from ...