Kerala Solid Waste Management Project

The development objective of the Kerala Solid Waste Management Project is to strengthen the institutional and service delivery systems for solid waste management in Kerala. The project comprises of three components. The first component is institutional development, capacity building, and project management. It consists of following sub-components: (i) technical assistance (TA) to state agencies; (ii) TA to urban local body (ULBs); (iii) solid waste management (SWM) skilling, training and awareness generation, and information education communication (IEC) support; and (iv) project management support. The second component, grant support to ULBs for SWM will provide grants to the participating ULBs for the improvement of their SWM systems and capacities. The third component, development of regional SWM facilities will finance construction, rehabilitation, closure, remediation, and equipment (as the case may be) of facilities servicing more than one ULB. KSWMP funds will be allotted to the Urban Local Bodies as additionality to the budget provisions given as Plan fund by the State Government.

MISSION – HARITHA KERALAM

Hygienic Waste Management for effective waste disposal, soil and water conservation. Agricultural development with a special thrust on organic farming are the three focal points of Mission Haritha Keralam. It is a public-centric Mission designed to be implemented under the stewardship of the local self-governing bodies encompassing voluntary organizations, NGOs, social activists, environmentalists, students, youths and other discerning individuals and groups. The following three-tier activities have to be coordinated in letter and spirit in order to achieve the objectives of the Mission.

• The planning and implementation of the projects shall be made under the leadership of the local self-governing bodies wherein one exclusive scheme for the local area (Single Plan) shall be envisaged. Other schemes shall be implemented through respective departments and institutions.
• The Schemes of the Central and State Governments and the resources under various Departments shall incorporate with the schemes envisaged in the Haritha Keralam Mission.
• The schemes and the activities formulated and conceived for implementation by the general public shall be incorporated with schemes of the Mission Haritha Keralam Scheme.

The local bodies shall coordinate the activities of different Govt. department for formulating such general public schemes. The technical know-how and support for the general public schemes shall be made available through Mission Haritha Keralam as and when required. A massive public line up is anticipated under the leadership of the Local self-governing bodies in order to achieve the objectives of the Mission in the next 5 years.