Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM-U) 2.0 has been launched on October 1, 2021, for a period of five years, up to October 1, 2026, with a vision of achieving Garbage Free Status for all cities through 100% source segregation, door to door collection and scientific management of all fractions of waste, including safe disposal in scientific landfills. It is also aimed at remediation of all legacy dumpsites and converting them into green zones. The action plans amounting to ₹3226 crore of Central Share (CS) assistance on remediation of legacy waste dumpsites have been approved so far. An advisory has also been issued to the States/Union Territory Administrations on landfill reclamation which may be accessed at;
https://sbmurban.org/storage/app/media/pdf/SBM%20Advisory%20on%20Landfill%20Reclamation.pdf
The State-wise details of legacy municipal waste remediated is annexed.
|
S. No. |
State |
No. of Sites Remediated |
Legacy Waste Remediated (In Lakh Tonne) |
|
1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
2 |
8.52 |
|
2 |
Bihar |
1 |
0.05 |
|
3 |
Chhattisgarh |
7 |
3.15 |
|
4 |
Goa |
2 |
0.08 |
|
5 |
Gujarat |
12 |
10.99 |
|
6 |
Haryana |
22 |
25.27 |
|
7 |
Jammu And Kashmir |
1 |
1.7 |
|
8 |
Jharkhand |
1 |
0.35 |
|
9 |
Madhya Pradesh |
53 |
8.73 |
|
10 |
Maharashtra |
52 |
134.82 |
|
11 |
Odisha |
2 |
2.03 |
|
12 |
Punjab |
2 |
1.76 |
|
13 |
Rajasthan |
8 |
0.61 |
|
14 |
Tamil Nadu |
86 |
34.54 |
|
15 |
Telangana |
2 |
120.5 |
|
16 |
Tripura |
1 |
0.2 |
|
17 |
Uttar Pradesh |
14 |
21.52 |
|
Total |
268 |
374.82 |
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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