44% of identified dumpsites cleared under Swachh Bharat Mission

The government has cleared 44% of the dumpsites identified for cleaning under the Swachh Bharat Mission.

This has helped clean up a lot of waste and reclaim land.

They are also setting up new plants to turn waste into energy.

The minister shared these updates in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.

Many waste-to-electricity and bio-methanation plants are already working or being built.

The government is also planning to set up 500 new 'waste-to-wealth' plants to promote a circular economy.