Question : Solid Waste Management

(a) the estimated quantum of sewage, solid wastes being produced and treated in urban areas of the country including Rajasthan, city and State/UT-wise;
(b) the details of filling sites and waste treatment plants, State/UT-wise;
(c) the procedure of collection, categorization, transportation, resources and disposal of solid wastes of sewage in the country;
(d) whether the Government proposes to implement new technologies for solid waste management and sewage treatment and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the time by which the said system is likely to be fully modernized?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) and (b) Central Pollution Control Board has assessed the quantity of sewage generation and treatment capacity for Urban Population of India for the year 2015. It is estimated that the sewage generation is approximately 61948 MLD and sewage treatment capacity developed so far is 23277 MLD. The State/UT wise detail is enclosed as Annexure I. The total sewage generation for the state of Rajasthan is 2736 MLD against the treatment capacity of 865.92 MLD.

As per the available information from the 23 states/UTs, the quantity of solid waste generated is approximately 97170.90 tons per day, while approximately 19306.5 tons of solid waste is being treated per day in these states. State/UT wise solid waste generation and treatment data is annexed as Annexure II.


(c) to (e)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 rule along with the mandate of various Ministries, Departments, Urban Local Bodies, Gram Panchayat, prescribes 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 issued guidelines for collection, categorization, transportation and disposal of solid wastes. The technologies for the treatment of solid waste and sewage are generally kept open for the operator and are evaluated by the concerned municipalities based on the characteristic of the waste.
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