Thiruvananthapuram Garbage

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  A New Challenge For Kerala As Onam Festivities Near End

  As Kerala reaches the end of its 10-day long Onam festivities, the foremost challenge is the garbage. In the state's capital Thiruvananthapuram, the corporation has been working in shifts, to ensure the public places are cleaned in the mornings but that hasn't sufficed.

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  Actor Mohanlal Flags Kerala's 'Biggest Terror' To Chief Minister Vijayan

  Kerala, God's own country, could do with a thorough clean-up, Malayali superstar Mohanlal has pointed out - in a way that has earned him kudos both from politicians and the common man.

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  Garbage in the Open: Mounting Problem in Kerala's Capital

  Residents call it Mount Garbage. Thiruvananthapuram city's new landmark, a rising heap of waste spread over half an acre, lies behind the biggest wholesale market here and just four km away from the Secretariat, the seat of the state government.

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  Swacch Thiruvananthapuram: The City's Clean-Up Act

  Once a stinking, fetid mess, Thiruvananthapuram has really cleaned up its act. It's been ranked the second cleanest city capital city in the country, after Bengaluru.

• Kerala's waste management critical to govt's 'well-being'

  The sight of tons of garbage piled by the roadside and outside homes in Thiruvananthapuram has now become common. Even as a mobile incinerator has been brought to the city, this seems to be only a temporary solution.

• Chandy blames City Corporation for waste disposal problem

  Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy today blamed the LDF-controlled City Corporation for its failure to remove and treat solid wastes which have piled up in various parts of the city over the last several months. "The primary responsibility to keep the city clean is that of City Corporation, and they have done a grave mistake by not doing that," he...

• Crisis management group set up to tackle serious health problems

  Kerala government today set up a Crisis Management Group to tackle serious health problems, including spread of fever, due to problems in removal and processing of garbage across the state.

• High Court grants police protection to Vilapilsala garbage treatment plant

  Kerala high court granted police protection for transporting machines to Vilapilsala garbage treatment plant in Thiruvananthapuram.

• Tharoor for urgent resolution of waste disposal crisis

  Former Union minister and Member of Parliament, Shashi Tharoor, has expressed concern over the "serious situation" arising out of stoppage of garbage collection and disposal in the state capital.

• Plea for police protection to run garbage treatment plant

  Kerala High Court today admitted a written petition seeking police protection to run the Vilappilsala garbage treatment plant at Thiruvananthapuram. Admitting the petition by Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, complaining of threat from Vilappilsala Panchayat authorities, a division bench, comprising Acting Chief Justice, Manjula Chelloor and Justice ...

• Artists extend support to Vilappilsala residents

  A group of artists declared solidarity with the protesting residents of Vilappilsala demanding the closure of the garbage treatment plant. They sketched paintings in front of the Secretariat as part of the protest meet inaugurated by renowned sculptor Kanayi Kunhiraman.