EBTC is one of the Development Partners of the Clean India Mission Urban (Swachh Bharat Mission – SBM) and can thereby enable the identification and co-creation of (pilot) projects in the space of waste management and waste to energy by means of targeted project advisory and, if suitable, cluster models.
CONTEXT
According to the 2011 census,
India’s urban population is 377 million, or 31% of the total population. These
numbers are expected to increase to 600 million by 2031. The census also showed
that in more than 4000 statutory towns, close to eight million households do
not have access to toilets and defecate in the open. Weak sanitation has
significant health costs and untreated sewage from the cities is the single
biggest source of water resources pollution in India. This indicates both the
scale of the challenge ahead for the Indian cities and the huge costs incurred
from not addressing them. To those challenges can be added the need to
completely close all landfills and create the required infrastructure for the
solid waste management and safe drinking water schemes.
The Swachh Bharat Mission aims to be accomplished by 2019, when India celebrates the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, who was a great exponent of sanitation and hygiene. Given the enormous scope in this area, EBTC will continue working with public and private entities in those domains to continue enabling bilateral co-creations that can help tackle those challenges.
EBTC focuses on the objectives marked in green.