Parliament Question: Waste Disposal Sites in Chandigarh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1383 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 28TH JULY, 2026/ SHRAVANA 6, 1948 (SAKA) WASTE DISPOSAL SITES IN CHANDIGARH 1383. SHRI MANISH TEWARI: Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether the Chandigarh Administration and the Municipal Corporation have established the proposed 17 new sites for disposal of Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste in the Union Territory; (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for the delay; (c) the total amount of C&D waste generated annually in Chandigarh and the current capacity available for its safe disposal; (d) whether the Administration has conducted any environmental audit or study to assess the ecological impact of unregulated C&D waste dumping; and (e) the steps being taken to ensure that each ward in the city has at least one dedicated C&D waste collection point as per the targets laid down in 2025? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI) (a) and (b) The Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has already established 23 sites for disposal of Construction & Demolition (C&D) waste under the area in its jurisdiction. The details of the sites are enclosed at Annexure-A. (c) The total amount of C&D waste generated annually in Chandigarh is 13,285 Metric Tonnes, and the annual Capacity for its processing and safe disposal is 45,000 Metric Tonnes.-2- L.S.US.Q.NO. 1383 FOR 28.07.2026 (d) There is no unregulated dumping of C&D Waste in Chandigarh. Municipal Corporation Chandigarh has deployed adequate vehicles including tippers and loaders to facilitate lifting of C&D waste generated. (e) The existing locations of C&D Waste disposal falls in the ward or its nearby wards as per feasibility of sites. *****ANNEXURE-A L.S.US.Q.NO. 1383 FOR 28.07.2026 C&D Waste Collection centers under Municipal Corporation Chandigarh Sr.No. Location of Site 1. Sector 9-C near SSK near existing B&R store 2. Sector 16-D backside of Government School 3. Sector 23-D near SSK 4. Sector 25 West along boundary wall of TOC 5. Sector 26 MC Store (B&R) near timber market 6. Sector 31-B backside of SSK 7. Sector 47-D near SSK 8. Sector 48-C side of tubewell along V-5 road 9. Sector 51 near SSK 10. Industrial Area Phase-2 near petrol pump 11. Maloya opp. Pond near Gaushala 12. Sector 38 West along V4 road opposite Shahpur colony 13. Sector 56-A along V5 road near Garbage bin 14. Sector 45-D along V-road open space opposite Community Centre 15. Industrial Area Ph-1 along the factory 16. Ramdarbar Colony near multi storey houses and Community Centre 17. Manimajra adjoining cremation ground 18. Manimajra, backside of new Darshani bagh tubewell 19. C&D collection center on V-5 road side #71 under Ward No.2 20. Opposite Police Station Manimajra 21. C&D collection center in front of Fire Station Manimajra 22. Near SSK Sector-18 23. Near SSK Sector 37-C on V5 road -------