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Construction and demolition waste plant to be inaugurated soon in Ludhiana

Representative Image LUDHIANA: A few much-awaited projects of the civic body are ready for inauguration and will be handed over to the public soon. Work on the all-weather swimming pool and construction and demolition waste plant is complete while the basketball court is near completion. Officials said that it will take another week to complete the remaining work. The construction and demolition (C&D) waste plant set up in Dhandhari was initially conceived under the Smart City Mission but was taken up under the Swachh Bharat Mission due to increase in its cost and change in the structure. The project cost…

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Those dumping C&D in Krishna river will face action: Swachh Andhra Corporation chairman

Representative Image VIJAYAWADA: Swachh Andhra Corporation chairman Kommareddy Pattabhiram warned that the govt will impose hefty fines and take stringent action against individuals illegally dumping construction and demolition debris in the Krishna river in Vijayawada. He said the govt will hold a meeting with the builders’ association on June 23 to prevent builders from dumping C&D waste in the Krishna River. Following media reports of unidentified builders illegally dumping C&D waste in the riverbed near the cremation ground in Ramalingeswara Nagar, Pattabhi Ram, along with Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) officials, conducted a surprise inspection and examined the C&D debris dumped…