Andhra Pradesh's Ambitious Waste-Free Vision by 2025
Andhra Pradesh Municipal Minister P Narayana announced the state's commitment to becoming waste-free by December 2025. Plans include clearing 85 lakh tonnes of accumulated waste, enhancing waste-to-energy facilities, and expediting sewer and water projects. The minister calls for public cooperation and criticizes the previous government's policies.
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The government of Andhra Pradesh, under the leadership of Municipal Minister P Narayana, has set an ambitious goal to make the state waste-free by December 2025. The plan involves clearing nearly 20 lakh tonnes of new waste and 85 lakh tonnes of previously accumulated waste by the end of the year.
In a press conference, Minister Narayana emphasized the importance of solid and liquid waste management priorities and called for public awareness and cooperation. Currently, waste is being transported to waste-to-energy plants in Visakhapatnam and Guntur, with additional plants under development in Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, and Tirupati.
Narayana also highlighted the completion of sewage treatment plants within two years and the acceleration of water pipeline projects under the AMRUT scheme. He directed criticism at the former YSRCP government's role in stalling Amaravati's development.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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