On August 31, Punjab will become the first state in the country to start an integrated solid waste management programme in the entire state.
Local Bodies and Industries Minister Tikshan Sud said that this multipurpose project would be first of its kind in India where all towns and cities would be covered under MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) management in a scientific manner.
He said that the Punjab Government was committed to making cities free of solid waste. Under the project, the state has been divided into eight mega clusters that included Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Patiala, Amritsar, Pathankot and GMADA. He said that each cluster would cover 15 to 30 cities.
The minister said that 137 cities of Punjab produce 4,300 tonnes of solid waste per day that would be utilised for producing power, compost or other useful products.
Finally, the disposal of the remaining residual material would be done in a landfill site in a scientific manner. He said that this project would be operated and maintained by public-private partnership for 25 years.
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