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Chandigarh: Parliamentary panel takes stock of Swachh Bharat Mission, ICCC and other projects
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, January 20, 2025:- A parliamentary Standing Committee, led by Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee comprising other members from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Monday visited various flagship Mission projects including Swachh Bharat Mission, AMRUT and Smart City.
The delegation comprising Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members and accompanied by members of the committee and the ministry executives was very happy of cleanliness being maintained in Chandigarh.
The delegation visited the construction and demolition plant at industrial area, where the delegation was apprised by the officials of MC Chandigarh that there are total 22 C&D waste collection centers, where the C&D waste collected and transported to the processing plant for its 100 percent recycling to make various products including aggregates of different sizes i.e. 10mm, 20mm, 40mm and recycled washed sand & silt. Recycled aggregates and coarse sand is used for casting of various cement concrete products like kerb stones, paver blocks, PCC channels, PCC tiles, Bricks etc.
They also visited Horticulture Waste processing plant at 3 BRD, where they were apprised by the MCC team that horticulture waste collected from pruning of trees is sundried, shredded, mechanically dried and compressed to make bio fuel ‘briquettes’, which is being sold @ Rs. 5.54 per kg. They were apprised that it is a self sustainable plant which reduces waste at dumping ground and generates revenue.
In addition, the delegation visited the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC), Sector 17, a Smart City project. Salient features covered under ICCC project were apprised to the delegation including CCTV surveillance, intelligent traffic management system, adaptive traffic control system, video analytics, communication centre, integrated command and control centre, GIS (geographical information system) etc.
As per the schedule, the standing committee members and officials concerned will attend informal discussion on Tuesday with the representatives of Chandigarh Administration, Housing and Urban Affairs, Urban Planning, Smart City, MC Chandigarh and review various schemes of the Ministry viz. PMAY (U), PM SVANidhi, NULM etc.