Urban India is now the world's third largest garbage generator. But the amount of waste generated is not as much of an issue as the fact that over 45 million tonnes (or 3 million trucks worth) of garbage is untreated and disposed of by municipal authorities each year in an unhygienic manner.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/clean-your-backyard
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/india-environment-portal
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-sanitation
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-solid-waste
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/garbage
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sunita-narain
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/centre-science-and-environment-cse
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-disposal
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/landfill
