Question : SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNDER JNNURM



(a) the total number of proposal received from Kerala under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM) in respect of solid waste management in the State; and

(b) the present status thereof?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SAUGATA ROY)

(a) & (b): Three (03) proposals were received from State Government of Kerala on Solid Waste Management for consideration under Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNURM), out of which one project each of Kochi and Thiruvanthapuram have been approved. One project on Solid Waste Management for Thiruvanthapuram has been returned to the State Government due to technical deficiencies in the Detailed Project Report(DPR).

Nineteen (19) proposals were received from State Government of Kerala on Solid Waste Management for consideration under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) of JNNURM, out of which Eleven (11) projects have been approved and Eight (8) projects could not be approved as the State has exhausted its allocation.