Report by Karnataka regarding compliance of waste management rules, 18/03/2025
Report by Karnataka in OA No 606 of 2018 regarding compliance of solid waste management and used water management.
Total wet waste generated is 3832 TPD out of which 3613 TPD has been processed. Thus, there is a gap of 219 TPD. Some of the actions taken to tackle the gap in wet waste management include setting up of composting plants of 5038 TPD capacity in 218 urban local bodies for Rs 1195.30 crore. Out of total 5393 works, 88 per cent of the works have been completed, 295 works are in progress and balance 330 works are yet to be undertaken. All works will be completed by December 2025. Further, GAIL is conducting feasibility studies for establishing bio-methanation plants in 16 districts of Karnataka.
The status of dry waste generation is out of total 2609 TPD, 1728 TPD is processed. Thus a gap of 881 TPD and timeline for meeting the gap is December 2026.