Archive · 9 Aug 2025
AP to be Free of Dumping Yards by Next Year, Says Minister
The state of Andhra Pradesh is working to get rid of all its garbage dumps by October 2nd of next year.
A minister went to check on the work being done to clean up a garbage site.
He said that the previous government left a lot of garbage behind.
Right now, they are removing a large amount of garbage every day, and they want to remove even more to reach their goal.
The garbage sites in two specific areas will be cleaned up.
Andhra Pradesh aims to eliminate dumping yards by October 2nd of next year.
The Minister inspected the ongoing removal of a dumping yard in Allipuram.
The Minister criticized the previous government for leaving significant amounts of garbage.
Currently, 25,000 tonnes of garbage are removed daily, with plans to increase it to 30,000 tonnes.
Dumping yards in Allipuram and Donthali will be removed.
- Who
- MA&UD Minister P Narayana and officials.
- What
- Andhra Pradesh is working to eliminate dumping yards.
- When
- Targeted completion by October 2nd of next year.
- Where
- Andhra Pradesh, specifically Allipuram and Donthali.
- Why
- To transform Andhra Pradesh into a dumping-free state.
- Minister
- P Narayana
- Goal
- Dumping-free AP
- Target Date
- October 2nd, next year
- Garbage Cleared
- 65 lakh tonnes
- Daily Removal (Current)
- 25,000 tonnes
- Daily Removal (Target)
- 30,000 tonnes
- Previous Govt's Actions
- Left 85 lakh tonnes of garbage