Report by the government of Tamil Nadu for implementation of SWM Rules
Report by the government of Tamil Nadu for implementation of SWM Rules in OA No. 606 of 2018 (Compliance of SWM Management Rules, 2016). Tamil Nadu has achieved 96 per cent door to door colletion and 81 per cent source segregation of solid waste. The report claimed that 100 per cent of total waste is being collected. In 2022, out of 14,995 TPD of total waste generation, 9,310 TPD was processed and out of 8,083 TPD of wet waste, 5542 TPD was processed. The estimated quantity of legacy waste is 207 lakh cu.m and biomining works was taken up in 269 locations. Work has been completed in 69 locations and 32 lakh cu.m of legacy waste has been cleared.
