Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether urban waste is being used in various types of works in the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether urban waste is being used in various types of works in the country; and
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)
(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. Urban waste is being used in road construction, building materials, production of energy and compost, etc. State wise details of waste being processed is annexed.
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Annex.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1611 FOR 06 MARCH, 2018 REGARDING URBAN WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste Management
S. No. States Percentage of waste processing
1 Andhra Pradesh 7%
2 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 23%
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0%
4 Assam 7%
5 Bihar 15%
6 Chandigarh UT 30%
7 Chhattisgarh 60%
8 Daman & Diu 0%
9 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0%
10 NCT of Delhi 55%
11 Goa 62%
12 Gujarat 23%
13 Haryana 6%
14 Himachal Pradesh 20%
15 Jammu & Kashmir 1%
16 Jharkhand 2%
17 Karnataka 22%
18 Kerala 45%
19 Madhya Pradesh 18%
20 Maharashtra 35%
21 Manipur 50%
22 Meghalaya 58%
23 Mizoram 4%
24 Nagaland 15%
25 Odisha 1%
26 Puducherry UT 3%
27 Punjab 10%
28 Rajasthan 10%
29 Sikkim 66%
30 Tamil Nadu 8%
31 Telangana 67%
32 Tripura 57%
33 Uttar Pradesh 20%
34 Uttarakhand 0%
35 West Bengal 5%
Total/Average 23.73%