Lok Sabha Question No. 607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Initiatives for Cleanliness and Waste Management in Bareilly
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 607

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 06, 2025

## INITIATIVES FOR CLEANLINESS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BAREILLY

NO. 607.

SHRI CHHATRAPAL SINGH GANGWAR:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes being implemented to resolve the drinking water problem in Bareilly;
- (b) the details of the new initiatives taken by the Municipal Corporation for cleanliness and waste management in Bareilly; and
- (c) the  action  plan  to  address  the  issues  of  traffic  jams  and  pollution  in Bareilly?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a):    Water  is  a  State  subject.  Further,  as  per  12th  Schedule  of  the Constitution,  water  supply  for  domestic  purpose  is  the  responsibility  of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Urban Development Authorities. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States through schematic interventions/ advisories.  It  provides  financial  and  technical  support  to  the  States  for improving drinking water supply in States/ Union Territories (UTs).

Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is  implementing  Atal Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT),  which  was launched on 25 June 2015 in selected 500 cities (now 485 cities including 15 merged  cities)  and  towns  across  the  country.  Under  AMRUT,  Bareilly  City has  taken  11  projects  worth ₹ 286.95  crore  which  includes  2  water  supply projects worth ₹ 19.47 crore. In Bareilly, 17,710 water tap connections have been provided under AMRUT Mission.

AMRUT 2.0 has been launched on 01 October, 2021 in all Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ cities, enabling the cities to become 'self-reliant' and 'water secure'.  Under  AMRUT  2.0,  14  projects  worth ₹ 278.09  crore  have  been approved so far in Bareilly district, which includes 8 water supply projects worth ₹ 251.29 crore covering 2.04 lakh new/service tap connection.

(b) & (c): As per 12th Schedule of the Constitution of India, Urban Planning, Urban Transportation, public health and sanitation are Urban Local Bodies(ULBs)/ State subjects and it is the responsibility of the ULBs/ State Governments to ensure cleanliness, waste management, traffic issues and pollution in urban areas including Bareilly.

As informed by the State Government, Bareilly Nagar Nigam has taken several  initiatives  for  Municipal  Solid  Waste  Management,  cleanliness  and reducing traffic congenstions, which includes the following:-

- Efficient  Waste  Collection:  Door-to-door  (D2D)  collection  of  segregated waste from households through two private agencies, monitored via Global Positioning  System  (GPS)-enabled  vehicles  from  the  Integrated  Command and Control Centre (ICCC)
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- Waste Management Infrastructure:
- o 5 Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) and 40 mini MRF centers for dry waste management.
- o 33 community composters and 5 Organic Waste Composting (0WC) machines for  decentralized  wet  waste  management,  supplemented  by  a  centralized compost processing unit.
- o Traditional bio-remediation methods for legacy waste treatment.
- Visual  Cleanliness  -  Private  agencies  have  been  allocated  cleaning  and sweeping work in 30 municipal wards. Mechanical road sweeping machines clean approximately 50 kilometres (km) of major roads, supported by newly procured equipment like Super suckers, heavy tippers, and skid loaders
- Bareilly  Smart  city  redeveloped  the  existing  roads,  under  which  Junctions were  redesigned  and  roads  are  widened  with  pedestrian  and  drainage system. Bareilly Smart City implemented ICCC project under which Intelligent  Traffic  Management  System  (ITMS)  has  been  installed  at  21 Junction  to  reduce  the  traffic  congestion  and  3  environment  sensors  has been installed to monitor the pollution in the city.

Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  through schematic  interventions/  advisories.  Under  AMRUT,  6  green  space  &  park projects worth ₹ 6.16 crore taken up in Bareilly city for reducing air pollution through plantation.

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