Chennai: The solid waste management activities at Pallavaram, Sembakkam, Pammal and Tambaram was recently visited by the committee appointed by National Green Tribunal.
The team was led by NGT Regional Monitoring Committee for Solid Waste Management southern wing chairman Justice P Jothimani.
The committee had summoned the local body administration to restore Sembakkam Lake and evacuate the waste in Pammal through biomining process which was checked by the authorities.
“The panel members were happy about the developments in the suburbs and we have also been actively advocating composting at home and door-to-door garbage collection,” said a source who was there with the team.
“So far the authorities have evacuated 21,200 cubic metres of garbage from 51,500 cubic metres at Pammal,” the source said.