Uttarakhand sets March 2027 deadline to clear all legacy waste

Uttarakhand's urban development department has set a March 31, 2027, deadline for the scientific disposal of all remaining legacy waste in the state, announced on Gandhi Jayanti. The directive aims to complete remediation of accumulated garbage across municipalities. Urban development director Vinod Goswami stated the Swachh Bharat Mission focuses on door-to-door waste collection and scientific disposal. In Dehradun, a cleanliness drive was held at Gandhi Park under the 'Swachhta Hi Seva' campaign, with the municipal corporation clearing garbage vulnerable points across all wards. Union tribal affairs minister Jual Oram participated in events in Udham Singh Nagar, joining a campus clean-up at a residential school in Bazpur. He highlighted central government spending of Rs 2 lakh crore annually for tribal development and noted 728 Eklavya Model Residential Schools have been sanctioned nationwide.