Lucknow declared Uttar Pradesh’s first Zero Fresh Waste Dump City

Lucknow declared Uttar Pradesh’s first Zero Fresh Waste Dump City

¨     Lucknow has been declared Uttar Pradesh’s first city to achieve zero fresh waste dumping under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban.

¨    This milestone has been achieved with the commissioning of the Shivari Solid Waste Management Plant.

¨     One hundred percent scientific processing of municipal solid waste is now being carried out in the city.

¨  The Lucknow Municipal Corporation has adopted a scientific and sustainable waste management strategy.

¨     The newly inaugurated Shivari plant has a processing capacity of 700 metric tonnes per day.

¨     With three operational plants, over 2,100 metric tonnes of daily waste is now processed scientifically.

¨     Waste is segregated into organic and inorganic fractions for composting, biogas generation, recycling and RDF production.

¨     Around 12.86 lakh metric tonnes of legacy waste have already been scientifically processed.

¨     More than 25 acres of land has been reclaimed and developed into a complete waste processing ecosystem.

¨     The city’s model reflects circular economy principles and is being viewed as an example for other urban bodies.