Unnati – Rozka
Ongoing
Sustainable waste management in rural Haryana
Location
1 GP in Nuh District
Supported By
Roop Automobiles
Focus Areas
Awareness and Behavioural Change for the communities.
Duration
April 2023 to Ongoing
Coverage
1200+ Households
Target
75% source segregation, 100% collection coverage
State
Haryana
Key stakeholders
Community and Rural Local Body
Background:
Nuh is one of the 22 Districts in Haryana, and a neighbouring district of Gurgaon. Solid waste management in the villages of Nuh is almost non-existent and most of the waste gets dumped on the streets and burnt. The situation is similar in other Districts of Haryana as well. There is need to demonstrate sustainable and holistic models in the state which can act as lighthouses for rest of the villages.
Objectives:
Unnati is the program under which Saahas works towards improving the solid waste management systems in rural Haryana. The aim of the program in Rozka Gram Panchayat, covering approximately 1200 households, is to set up a decentralized solid waste management system in each Gram Panchayat
The aim of the Unnati program is to :