Waste Wars: Kodaikanal Municipality Fined Rs 41 Lakh For Environmental Negligence
The Kodaikanal Municipality has been fined Rs. 41 lakh for failing to comply with solid waste management regulations, including the inadequate biomining of legacy waste at the Prakasapuram landfill. Environmentalists have raised concerns about municipal and biomedical waste spilling into forested areas, which in turn contaminates water streams that supply drinking water to villages downstream. Local authorities have stated that they are working to achieve compliance and address these critical issues.
