Urban Sanitation (Swachh Bharat)

♤ Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Disposal: Mountains of waste which lie around all cities in India is a serious public health issue. On the methods of final disposal, options such as Biogas and composting are not sustainable solutions in larger cities since they generate by- products and residues in high volumes.

♤ Only incineration, also called Waste to Energy, thermal pyrolysis and plasma gasification technologies offer sustainable disposal solutions. Considering India’s highly diverse waste generation and high cost of plasma technology, incineration offers best solution.

♤ Report of the Sub- group of Chief Ministers on Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, recommends Waste to Energy Plants in big municipalities and cluster of municipalities and composting method of waste disposal for smaller towns and rural areas.

♤ Niti Aayog also recommends setting up an authority named Waste to Energy Corporation of India (WECI), on the lines of National Highway Authority of India.