Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde announced the formation of a state-level waste management cell under the Urban Development Department to address municipal disposal challenges
• The principal secretary will oversee source segregation efforts and verify municipal resolutions to ensure transparent implementation
• The cell is tasked with providing technical assistance and financial support to smaller municipal corporations and councils across the state
• Solapur Bioenergy Company Limited’s 300-tonne-per-day biogas plant converts wet waste into biogas and manure while diverting dry waste to processing industries
• Officials report that of approximately 700,000 tonnes of legacy waste in Solapur, about 500,000 tonnes have been cleared but slum areas continue to experience accumulations