Tiruppur, May 25 (IANS) Growing concerns are being raised across Tamil Nadu over the practice of dumping municipal solid waste in abandoned stone quarries, with farmers and environmental activists urging the state government to reconsider existing provisions that permit such disposal methods. The demand comes amid allegations that local bodies in several districts, including Tiruppur, have been using abandoned quarry sites as dumping grounds for garbage collected from residential areas.Environme…
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Chennai, March 11 (IANS) In a major push to strengthen monitoring and enforcement of waste management regulations, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has proposed installing Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled camera systems on 55 enforcement vehicles operating across the city.The move is aimed at detecting violations such as illegal dumping, improper waste disposal and non-compliance with Solid Waste Management (SWM) rules in real time.To implement the initiative, the GCC has invited bids t…