GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA
MINISTRY
OF URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION
NO 881
ANSWERED
ON 30.04.201
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Lesser landfill sites for garbage dumping
881
Shri Parvez Hashmi
Will the MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether due to lesser landfill sites, lakhs of tonnes of garbages are being
disposed on old sites in Delhi while disposing everyday garbage which has
resulted in creation of big heap of garbage; and
(b) in view of the said situation, whether there is any exclusive plan with
Government so that the increasing grave problem of garbages could be solved,
details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)
(a) and (b): While garbage is being disposed off in the landfill sites at Bhalaswa,
Okhla and Ghazipur, the following alternative measures have been taken for
addressing the problem of garbage management;
(i) A waste processing facility for composting and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)
and sanitary landfill site has been constructed near Bawana village.
(ii) A waste to energy plant has been set up at Okhla to process the garbage.
(iii) Composting of garbage using compost pit in gardens, conversion of organic
waste into pellets using Foodies machines at many places like PSOI-Nehru Park,
Malcha Marg Market has also been followed for garbage disposal. Small waste to
energy plants have been installed at Arjun Das Camp-Lodhi Garden etc. to
convert the waste of particular area into electricity.
(iv) In addition to the above, Government of India has launched the Swachh
Bharat Mission (SBM) on 2nd October, 2014 with the target to make the country
clean by 2nd October, 2019. The Mission covers all 4041 statutory towns/cities as
per 2011 census. One of the admissible components is municipal solid waste
management with central support in the form of VGF/grant upto 20% of project
cost. Under solid waste management, all feasible waste processing and disposal
facilities are eligible for central support.
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