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Chennai wastelands: As trash grows, so do protests

February 07, 2016 8:12 am

Both Perungudi (228 acres) and Kodungaiyur (270 acres) are roughly as tall as a two-storey building.

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Kolkata wastelands: At only functional dump, few safety steps

February 07, 2016 8:11 am

The Dhapa landfill, which has been functioning since the 1980s, is spread across 50 hectares — Garden Reach is much smaller at 8 hectares.

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Delhi wastelands: 50 feet tall and growing, Ghazipur yard operates well beyond deadline

February 07, 2016 8:10 am

Residents of colonies such as Anand Vihar and Kaushambi that are near the landfill have petitioned the NGT on the emissions, groundwater contamination and stench from the landfill.

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Life in Deonar: ‘Now we know how dangerous it is here’

February 07, 2016 8:09 am

For the approximately 4,500 residents work as waste-collectors in the Deonar ground.

Mumbai wastelands: An ageing mound bears the brunt

February 07, 2016 9:58 am

The MMRDA hoped the facility could be eventually expanded to Mumbai and Navi Mumbai too, but the project has proven to be a non-starter.

On wastelands: scorpions losing bite,owls their diet

On wastelands: scorpions losing bite,owls their diet

June 10, 2009 12:31 am

The wastelands,called padik zameen in the local parlance,on the outskirts of Pune are just pieces of degraded lands that do not fulfil their life-sustaining potential for many.

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