Overview

• At the closing ceremony in Manesar on July 4, ULB chairpersons committed to adopt technology-driven waste management, institutional accountability measures and sustainable development practices
• Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya urged a waste-to-wealth model that converts municipal waste into revenue using advanced technologies
• Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar proposed formal House sessions for municipal corporations, linked urban planning to environmental protection and outlined ₹1 lakh crore support via the Urban Challenge Fund
• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla framed the conference under the nation-building vision for 2047 and highlighted ULBs’ role in strengthening constitutional democracy
• Proven models from top-performing cities—Indore’s GPS-tracked sanitation fleet, Pune’s biogas electricity generation and Lucknow’s zero-waste initiatives—were endorsed for nationwide replication