PATNA: JD(U) on Wednesday sought adequate funds from the Centre for effectively controlling the burgeoning volume of electronic waste in Bihar.
“The Centre should initiate steps and provide adequate funds to the Bihar government for regulating the e-waste in the state. According to an estimate, the per capita e-waste stands at 100 to 200 grams in the state and the total volume of e-waste is over a lakh ton per annum,” JD(U) spokesperson and former MLC Ranbir Nandan said in Patna on Wednesday.