The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has approved the proposal of legacy waste dumpsite remediation in Telangana, which aims for remediation of a total of 32.5 lakh MT (metric tonnes) of legacy waste and reclaiming over 842 acres of land across the State for optimum utilisation. The total project approval is worth ₹178.6 crore.
While Nizamabad municipal corporation plans to remediate 4.6 lakh MT of legacy waste to reclaim 51 acres of land, other urban local bodies like Warangal, Khammam and Karimnagar are planning to remediate legacy dumpsite to clear 4 lakh MT, 2.7 lakh MT and 2.25 lakh MT, respectively, said an official release.
Telangana has been dealing with the challenges of dumpsites, requiring immediate remediation of legacy waste from cities. To deal with the municipal solid waste generated in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), 123 of them have proposed remediation of legacy waste dumpsites through bio-mining with a request for proposal floated for selecting an agency to take up the work. The plan is to have complete remediation of 45 ULBS by December 2022.
The Ministry said the proposal of 280 cities for complete remediation has also been approved under ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ and it has been resolved to achieve zero dumpsites within the mission period. Approximately, 16 crore MT of legacy waste has covered around 15,000 acres of prime land across the nation, the release added.
The remediation of legacy waste will facilitate the recovery of valuable land across the country and will also make the cities free of garbage mounds, providing a healthier future to the residents, the release added.
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