Lok Sabha Question No. 3765 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Legacy Municipal Waste
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3765

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 23, 2023

## LEGACY MUNICIPAL WASTE

- NO. 3765.  SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will  the  Minister  for  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a)  whether States and towns have mammoth task of complete remediation of around 48.2 crore tonnes of legacy municipal waste in the next four years;
- (b)  if so, whether Government has rolled out the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) 2.0 in October, 2021 to get rid of this;
- (c) if  so,  the  extent  to  which  the  Mission  has  been  successful  in completing its target;
- (d)   the  details  of  legacy  municipal  waste  for  remediation  as  on  date, State-wise; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  or  being  taken  by  the  Government  in  consultation with States and local bodies for remediation of legacy waste to make SBM successful?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a), (b) & (e) :  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%20La ndfill%20Reclamation.pdf

(c) & (d) : The State-wise details of legacy municipal waste remediated is annexed.

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## Annexure as referred to in reply of Part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qn. No. 3765 due for reply on 23.03.2023.

| 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 |