Assam scales up solid waste mgmt infra with 13 new plants by 2025
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Guwahati: In a decisive move to bridge the waste processing gap, the state govt is ramping up infrastructure and implementing decentralized solutions across Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
Officials have announced the completion of 13 new Solid Waste Management (SWM) plants by Dec 2025.
Currently, 10 SWM plants are operational across various districts. With the commissioning of the new plants, all 96 ULBs under the Swachh Bharat Mission are expected to be fully operational by early 2027. This expansion is set to address the state's waste disposal shortfall and promote scientific and sustainable practices.
"All 96 ULBs in Assam are strategically working toward strengthening waste systems under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0. Solid waste management continues to be a critical challenge for the state's rapidly growing urban areas. However, recent efforts reflect a clear shift toward structured and scalable solutions. Across these ULBs, many have already initiated improvements in waste collection, segregation, and disposal mechanisms," said an official of Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) - Assam.
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The development of solid waste management plants — both operational and upcoming— will be instrumental in reducing landfill pressure, promoting recycling, and ensuring the scientific processing of municipal waste, as numerous ULBs in the state have seen solid wastes generated by households and commercial establishments piling up near residential or commercial areas.
Among the existing SWM plants, the ones in North Lakhimpur Municipal Board and in Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation have the highest capacity with 125 TPD and 100 TPD, respectively.
But the upcoming SWM facilities will be a big boost in solid waste treatment with enhanced capacities, with Tinsukia MB having a 130 TPD capacity, whereas Jorhat MB and Kharupetia MB have capacities of 100 TPD each. While the total capacity of the 10 already operational plants is 458 TPD, the overall capacity of the upcoming 13 plants expected to be made operational later this year will be 650 TPD.
At present, as a temporary relief for ULBs where the plants are yet to be completed, the surplus capacity of operational SWM plants is being strategically leveraged to function as cluster facilities for treating waste from the neighbouring ULBs, which lacks SWM plants.
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