Nimby protest near Howrah’s Ramrajatala stalls dumping of waste
Howrah: Protests by local residents on Wednesday forced Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) to scrap the plan to set up a ...
Protesters stop Howrah waste trucks: No dumping of garbage near homes, say residents
The recent crisis at Howrah highlights how the towns around Calcutta have failed to create an acceptable waste management ...
File status report on Belgachia waste dump fiasco, National Green Tribunal asks Howrah Municipal Corporation
The Belgachia 'bhagar' area suffered a major disaster on March 21. Roads suffered cracks and about a hundred houses collapsed ...
Howrah subsidence victims to receive new houses, landfill to be shifted elsewhere
West Bengal Minister announces new homes for 96 families affected by ground subsidence in Belgachia under Banglar Bari scheme ...
Howrah residents cry for restoration of civic amenities
Disruptions in supply of drinking water, electricity and food still continue in a large part of mainly north Howrah and ...
HMC finds new waste site at Ramrajatala
Howrah: Clearing of garbage that piled up in Howrah city since Tuesday morning resumed in the evening after a temporary ...
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Howrah landslide: Bengal govt to ‘build apartments for families affected, stop dumping garbage in nearby landfill’
For the next 45 days, garbage in the area will be first dumped on a plot of land in Shibpur and then taken to recycling plants in Dhapa, Kolkata and Baidyabati in Hooghly,” said a senior official ...