Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM-U) 2.0 has been launched on October 1, 2021, for a period of five years, up to October 1, 2026, with a vision of achieving Garbage Free Status for all cities through 100% source segregation, door to door collection and scientific management of all fractions of waste, including safe disposal in scientific landfills. It is also aimed at remediation of all legacy dumpsites and converting them into green zones. The action plans amounting to ₹3226 crore of Central Share (CS) assistance on remediation of legacy waste dumpsites have been approved so far. An advisory has also been issued to the States/Union Territory Administrations on landfill reclamation which may be accessed at;

https://sbmurban.org/storage/app/media/pdf/SBM%20Advisory%20on%20Landfill%20Reclamation.pdf

The State-wise details of legacy municipal waste remediated is annexed.

S. No.	State	No. of Sites Remediated	Legacy Waste Remediated         (In Lakh Tonne)
1	Andhra Pradesh	2	8.52
2	Bihar	1	0.05
3	Chhattisgarh	7	3.15
4	Goa	2	0.08
5	Gujarat	12	10.99
6	Haryana	22	25.27
7	Jammu And Kashmir	1	1.7
8	Jharkhand	1	0.35
9	Madhya Pradesh	53	8.73
10	Maharashtra	52	134.82
11	Odisha	2	2.03
12	Punjab	2	1.76
13	Rajasthan	8	0.61
14	Tamil Nadu	86	34.54
15	Telangana	2	120.5
16	Tripura	1	0.2
17	Uttar Pradesh	14	21.52
	Total	268	374.82

 

This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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