Supported By
Gramin Swachhata Srijan
Ongoing
Supported By
Setting up sustainable solid waste management systems in villages of rural Lucknow and Unnao
Location
Rural areas of Lucknow and Unnao Districts
Supported By
HDFC Bank Ltd
Focus Areas
Awareness & behavioural change; Setting up end to end solid waste management system
Duration
Oct 2023 to Ongoing
Coverage
50 villages in Lucknow and Unnao districts
Target
75% segregation at source; fully functional SWM systems in 80 villages
State
Uttar Pradesh
Key stakeholders
Community and Rural Local Body
Background:
Although the Government of Uttar Pradesh has set up infrastructure for waste management in many Gram Panchayats, most of the systems are not operational. There is lack of awareness among the residents about source segregation and a general lack of knowledge about SWM operations among the Panchayat officials. The project Gramin Swachhata Srijan was launched with the aim of establishing a sustainable Solid Waste Management Systems across 80 chosen Gram Panchayats within Lucknow and Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh.
Objectives :
The key objectives include:
Through this project, we also hope to scale up the implementation to cover more GPs in both the districts through a low-touch model and enable cross-learning of best-practices between the GPs.