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The ‘Waste to Wealth Mission’ of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC) aims to identify, develop, and deploy technologies to treat waste to generate energy, recycle materials, and extract resources of value.
The mission is working to identify and support the development of new technologies that promise to create a clean and green environment.
The objective of the mission is:
(i) To identify and support the development of new technologies that can help create a cleaner and greener environment.
(ii) To boost and augment the Swachh Bharat Mission and Smart Cities Project by leveraging science, technology, and innovation.
(iii) To create circular economic models that are financially viable for waste management.
(iv) To streamline waste handling in India.
The mission will assist and augment the Swachh Bharat and Smart Cities projects by leveraging science, technology, and innovation to create circular economic models that are financially viable for waste management to streamline waste handling in the country.
The Waste to Wealth Mission is one of the nine scientific missions of the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PMSTIAC).
In addition, the objective will seek out and assist the development of innovative technologies that promise to build a clean and green environment.
The mission will support and supplement the Swachh Bharat and Smart Cities programs by harnessing science, technology, and innovation to develop circular economic models that are commercially feasible for waste management in order to simplify trash management in the country.
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GOBAR-Dhan” (Galvanising Organic Bio-Agro Resources-Dhan) initiative has two objectives:
(i) To make villages clean and generate wealth.
(ii) Energy from cattle and other waste.
Houseboat Sewage Management
The Waste to Wealth Mission will assist the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in piloting, verifying, and scaling up decentralized sewage treatment technology to address the input of untreated sewage from houseboats into Dal Lake.
Decentralized solid and liquid waste management
The Waste to Wealth Mission is engaging with Municipal Corporation Faridabad (MCF) to jointly deploy technologies in solid and liquid waste management to address Faridabad’s enormous waste challenges.
Swachhta Saarthi Fellowship
The fellowship is a program to empower young innovators participating in community waste management/awareness campaigns/waste surveys/studies.
Conclusion
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According to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, about 4 lakh women are directly engaged in sanitation and waste management in cities.
The Waste to Wealth mission acts as a platform for technology providers, government stakeholders, urban local bodies and users to seek an appropriate solution.
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Challenges
Previous Year Questions 1.What are the impediments disposing the huge quantities of discarded solid waste which are continuously being generated? How do we remove safely the toxic wastes that have been accumulated in our habitable environment? (2018) |