The ₹2,400-crore Kerala Solid Waste Management Project (KSWMP) supported by the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is a significant step in the State’s waste management sector and marks the second phase of the government’s Malinya Muktha Navakeralam campaign, said M.B. Rajesh, Minister for Local Self-Governments.
The project is set to be implemented in 93 urban local bodies, including six corporations, in the initial phase and will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at Hotel Grand Hyatt at 10.30 a.m. on Sunday. KSWMP envisages a hybrid approach of decentralised and centralised waste management systems and modern world class technologies in waste processing and disposals.
KSWMP has already completed the preparation of solid waste management (SWM) plan for 31 urban local bodies while for the remaining 62 ULBs will be completed by October, Mr. Rajesh told a press meet here. Besides technical support, ₹1,200 crore would be provided as grant to the urban local bodies for infrastructure and service delivery systems.
