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The Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has started sending segregated waste from the temporary transit station (TTS) near Sainik School in Gadakana to a cement factory in Rajgangpur in Sundargarh to reduce the burden of waste in the city. The waste is shredded, dried, baled and then burned in a scientific manner to produce energy out of it. Learn more about this waste management initiative.

Bangalore Solid Waste Management Limited (BSWML) under BBMP’s Solid Waste Management Department had floated tenders for the collection and transportation of waste from across 243 wards. Nearly 300 contractors had placed their bids for the contract but the tender was again floated in January. Since then the tender has been gathering dust and not progressing at all.

Panchkula is facing concerns over the absence of a garbage processing facility as it aims to improve its ranking in the Swachh Survekshan 2023. The city has made progress in waste collection and cleanliness, but needs to address issues such as garbage processing, grievance redressal, and cleanliness of roads and public toilets. The municipal corporation has temporarily transported garbage to Ambala for processing and is working on setting up a waste processing plant. The city aims to break into the top-50 in the upcoming survey.