Lok Sabha Question No. 2557 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-06
Subject: Shortage of Landfill Sites
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No.2557

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.03.2020

## Shortage of Landfill Sites

## 2557.   SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is shortage of landfill sites across the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether people of the country including tourists are suffering from health problems due to improper waste management and shortage of landfill sites; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO )

(a) and (b) As reported by the Central Pollution Control Board, there are approximately 3135 dump sites in the country out of which 37 are either reclaimed or capped. Further, there are 8 dump sites which are converted to sanitary landfill sites. The shortage of land for the landfill  activity  is  the  biggest  concern  of  every  municipality.  To  streamline  the problem  of solid waste, including addressing the issue of landfill sites, the Ministry in supersession of Municipal  Solid  Waste  (Management  and  Handling)  Rules,  2000,  has  notified  the  Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The Rules prescribe the waste generators to segregate the waste  at  source  and  hand  over  the  segregated  waste  to  authorized  waste  pickers  or  waste collectors.  As  per  the  provisions  of  the  Rules,  only  the  non-usable,  non-recyclable,  nonbiodegradable, non-combustible and non-reactive inert waste and pre-processing rejects and residues from waste processing facilities are allowed to go to sanitary landfill sites. The rules further stipulate that every effort shall be made to recycle or reuse the rejects to achieve the desired objective of zero waste going to landfill.

As per the information available with Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the total quantity of solid waste produced is 1.47 lakh ton per day. Out of the total waste, 60% of the waste is being processed in the country. The remaining quantity of waste is being dumped in the dumpsites.The state wise details on the generation of Solid Waste and the quantity of waste being processed in each state is enclosed as Annexure - A.

(c) and (d) Improper waste management cause several problems including the impact on health  of  citizens  and  tourists.  The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  has overall mandate to take periodic review of the measures taken by the states and local bodies for improving their solid waste management practices. MoHUA is implementing the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) project under which various projects have been taken up. Under this

| S.No.   | States   | Municipal Solid Waste Management   |
|---------|----------|------------------------------------|

programme during the mission period of 2014-15 to 2019-20, an allocation of Rs. 7424.24 Cr has been made for Solid Waste Management Projects

To  tackle  the  issue  of  existing  landfill  sites,  the  Rules  provide  criteria  for  closure  and rehabilitation of old dumps. The solid waste dumps which have reached their full capacity have to be closed and rehabilitated by reducing the waste by bio mining and waste processing followed by placement of residues in new landfills or capping.

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Annexure-A

S.No.

States

Municipal Solid Waste Management

|    |                     | Ward with 100% door to door collection, (Nos.)   | Total Wards (Nos.)   | Total waste generation (MT/D)   | Total waste processing   |
|----|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh      | 3409                                             | 3,409                | 6,141                           | 63%                      |
| 2  | Andaman and Nicobar | 24                                               | 24                   | 90                              | 95%                      |
| 3  | Arunachal Pradesh   | 75                                               | 75                   | 181                             | 0%                       |
| 4  | Assam               | 698                                              | 943                  | 1,432                           | 53%                      |
| 5  | Bihar               | 3276                                             | 3,377                | 2,272                           | 51%                      |
| 6  | Chandigarh          | 26                                               | 26                   | 479                             | 95%                      |
| 7  | Chhattisgarh        | 3217                                             | 3,217                | 1,650                           | 90%                      |
| 8  | Daman&Diu           | 28                                               | 28                   | 32                              | 75%                      |
| 9  | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 15                                               | 15                   | 55                              | 100%                     |
| 10 | Delhi               | 294                                              | 294                  | 10,500                          | 55%                      |
| 11 | Goa                 | 217                                              | 217                  | 250                             | 70%                      |
| 12 | Gujarat             | 1427                                             | 1,427                | 10,274                          | 87%                      |
| 13 | Haryana             | 1401                                             | 1,496                | 4,783                           | 48%                      |
| 14 | Himachal Pradesh    | 490                                              | 497                  | 377                             | 78%                      |
| 15 | Jammu &Kashmir      | 809                                              | 1,081                | 1,489                           | 16%                      |
| 16 | Jharkhand           | 897                                              | 932                  | 2,135                           | 60%                      |
| 17 | Karnataka           | 6464                                             | 6,464                | 10,000                          | 54%                      |
| 18 | Kerala              | 3022                                             | 3,536                | 2,696                           | 71%                      |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh      | 7115                                             | 7,115                | 6,424                           | 87%                      |
| 20 | Maharashtra         | 6590                                             | 7,322                | 22,080                          | 58%                      |
| 21 | Manipur             | 270                                              | 306                  | 174                             | 58%                      |
| 22 | Meghalaya           | 27                                               | 114                  | 268                             | 4%                       |
| 23 | Mizoram             | 264                                              | 264                  | 236                             | 35%                      |
| 24 | Nagaland            | 148                                              | 234                  | 461                             | 60%                      |
| 25 | Odisha              | 2009                                             | 2,024                | 2,721                           | 48%                      |
| 26 | Puducherry          | 122                                              | 122                  | 415                             | 13%                      |
| 27 | Punjab              | 3064                                             | 3,123                | 4,100                           | 61%                      |
| 28 | Rajasthan           | 5389                                             | 5,389                | 6,500                           | 72%                      |
| 29 | Sikkim              | 53                                               | 53                   | 89                              | 70%                      |
| 30 | Tamil Nadu          | 12429                                            | 12,814               | 15,437                          | 68%                      |
| 31 | Telangana           | 2020                                             | 2,112                | 8,634                           | 78%                      |
| 32 | Tripura             | 277                                              | 310                  | 450                             | 53%                      |
| 33 | Uttar Pradesh       | 11872                                            | 12,007               | 15,500                          | 58%                      |
| 34 | Uttarakhand         | 1170                                             | 1,170                | 1,589                           | 46%                      |
| 35 | West Bengal         | 2527                                             | 2,938                | 7,700                           | 9%                       |
| 36 | Lakshadweep         |                                                  |                      |                                 |                          |
|    | Total/ Average      | 81,135                                           | 84,475               | 147,613                         | 60%                      |