MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE

In response to a writ petition filed in the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, the Central Pollution Control

Board prepared status report of solid waste management in Bangalore and Chennai. Based on the recommendations, Bangalore Mahanagar Palike has constituted two Committees for supervision of overall management of solid waste management in Bangalore city. The Central Pollution Control Board commissioned NEERI for the work related with EIA studies of the proposed landfill sites at Kannehalli, Segahalli and Medi Agrahara. Two rounds of the field investigations have been completed by NEERI.