Lok Sabha Question No. 5613 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Problem on Garbage Dumping Grounds
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5613

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## Problem on Garbage Dumping Grounds

## 5613. SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  India  is  facing  acute  problem  of  garbage dumping grounds/waste management facilities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State wise;
- (c) whether due to Deonar and Kanjurmarg dumping grounds, several citizens of Mumbai are suffering from serious health issues;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether any study of ground water around these dumping areas have been undertaken in the country especially in Mumbai; and
- (f) 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 per the information provided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) the total quantity of solid waste produced is 1.45 lakh ton per day, which is 529 Lakh ton per year. Out of the total waste, 54% 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) to (e) Deonar  dumping  ground  is  being  operational  since  1927.  The  site  is  being monitored  by  the  monitoring  committee  appointed  by  Hon'ble  High  Court.    As  far  as  the Kanjurmarg  is  concerned,  the  Municipal  Corporation  of  Greater  Mumbai  has  appointed  a private agency for the scientific disposal of municipal solid waste which has installed bioreactor  technology  for  the  management  of  solid  waste.  The  plant  has  been  provided authorization by the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board for processing 3000-6500 ton per day of waste and the authorization is valid up to 31.10.2021. The ground water samples were regularly monitored around Kanjurmarg site as a part of compliance for the waste processing facility.  The  study  around  these  dumping  areas  are  being  carried  out  by  MCGM  through MoEFCC  approved  laboratories.  In  order  to  avoid  foul  odour,  the  deodorant  cum  insect repellent is being spread regularly on dumping ground.

(f) In supersession of Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, the  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change,  has  notified  Solid  Waste Management  Rules,  2016.The  Rules,  along with the mandate  of various Ministries, Departments, Urban Local Bodies, Gram Panchayat, prescribe criteria for setting up of solid waste processing and treatment facility, waste to energy process, site selection etc. Further, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has issued guidelines for collection, categorization,  transportation  and  disposal  of  solid  waste.  MoHUA  is  implementing  the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) project under which various projects have been taken up. Under this 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.

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## Annexure - A

| S.No.   | States              | Municipal Solid Waste Management               | Municipal Solid Waste Management   | Municipal Solid Waste Management   | Municipal Solid Waste Management   |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | States              | Ward with 100% door to door collection, (Nos.) | Total Wards                        | Total waste generation (MT/D)      | Total waste processing             |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      | 3,409                                          | 3,409                              | 6,385                              | 45%                                |
| 2       | Andaman and Nicobar | 24                                             | 24                                 | 100                                | 65%                                |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 63                                             | 75                                 | 181                                | 0%                                 |
| 4       | Assam               | 581                                            | 934                                | 1,134                              | 41%                                |
| 5       | Bihar               | 2,970                                          | 3,377                              | 2,272                              | 51%                                |
| 6       | Chandigarh          | 26                                             | 26                                 | 420                                | 89%                                |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh        | 3,217                                          | 3,217                              | 1,650                              | 84%                                |
| 8       | Daman&Diu           | 28                                             | 28                                 | 32                                 | 75%                                |
| 9       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 15                                             | 15                                 | 49                                 | 25%                                |
| 10      | Delhi               | 254                                            | 294                                | 10,500                             | 55%                                |
| 11      | Goa                 | 214                                            | 214                                | 260                                | 68%                                |
| 12      | Gujarat             | 1,427                                          | 1,415                              | 10,721                             | 75%                                |
| 13      | Haryana             | 1,368                                          | 1,496                              | 4,514                              | 47%                                |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh    | 464                                            | 497                                | 377                                | 70%                                |
| 15      | Jammu &Kashmir      | 557                                            | 1,107                              | 1,415                              | 11%                                |
| 16      | Jharkhand           | 956                                            | 978                                | 2,053                              | 56%                                |
| 17      | Karnataka           | 5,609                                          | 6,464                              | 10,000                             | 37%                                |
| 18      | Kerala              | 3,022                                          | 3,536                              | 624                                | 84%                                |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh      | 6,999                                          | 6,999                              | 6,424                              | 80%                                |
| 20      | Maharashtra         | 5,990                                          | 7,322                              | 22,570                             | 55%                                |
| 21      | Manipur             | 170                                            | 306                                | 174                                | 50%                                |
| 22      | Meghalaya           | 27                                             | 114                                | 268                                | 4%                                 |
| 23      | Mizoram             | 264                                            | 328                                | 201                                | 35%                                |
| 24      | Nagaland            | 104                                            | 234                                | 342                                | 50%                                |
| 25      | Odisha              | 1,814                                          | 2,024                              | 2,721                              | 20%                                |
| 26      | Puducherry          | 122                                            | 122                                | 381                                | 90%                                |
| 27      | Punjab              | 2,964                                          | 3,096                              | 4,100                              | 50%                                |
| 28      | Rajasthan           | 5,350                                          | 5,399                              | 6,500                              | 68%                                |
| 29      | Sikkim              | 53                                             | 53                                 | 89                                 | 0%                                 |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu          | 12,045                                         | 12,814                             | 15,437                             | 60%                                |
| 31      | Telangana           | 2,020                                          | 2,112                              | 8,634                              | 78%                                |
| 32      | Tripura             | 84                                             | 310                                | 308                                | 40%                                |
| 33      | Uttar Pradesh       | 10,831                                         | 12,007                             | 15,500                             | 58%                                |
| 34      | Uttarakhand         | 1,106                                          | 1,174                              | 1,406                              | 42%                                |
| 35      | West Bengal         | 2,312                                          | 2,938                              | 7,700                              | 9%                                 |
| 36      | Lakshadweep         | -                                              | -                                  | -                                  | -                                  |
|         | Total/ Average      | 76,759                                         | 84,458                             | 145,441                            | 54%                                |