PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AT MOUNTAIN TOURIST SITES

The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 establish a statutory framework for solid‑waste handling, mandating four‑stream segregation at source and online tracking via a Centralised Online Portal. The rules contain special provisions for hilly areas and islands, assigning responsibilities to State/UT governments, urban and rural local bodies, and bulk waste generators. Under Swachh Bharat Mission‑Urban 2.0 and Swachh Bharat Mission‑Gramin, the Centre provides a 90:10 cost‑sharing assistance to Northeast and Himalayan states for solid‑waste management, with specific fund allocations listed for Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand. The Central Pollution Control Board publishes annual reports on rule implementation, covering waste generation, collection and treatment in the mentioned hill states.