● It is launched by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.
● Under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 (SBM-U 2.0) with the vision of creating Garbage Free Cities by 2026.
● Towards this end, one of the major objectives under the Mission is to remediate 16 crore metric tonnes (MT) of legacy waste dumpsites occupying nearly 15,000 acres of city land.
● Legacy dumpsites pose a major threat to the environment and contributes to air pollution and water pollution.
● Legacy wastes are the wastes that have been collected & kept for years at some barren land or a place dedicated for Landfill
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