Chandigarh, Dec. 12 -- The Union ministry of housing and urban affairs on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that 55,000 metric tonnes of unprocessed waste at Chandigarh's Dadumajra dumpsite is still under remediation, even though the Union Territory has reported clearing the entire 5.1 lakh MT of legacy waste. The update comes amid mounting concerns over repeated extensions granted for completing the long-pending bioremediation project.

Responding to a question raised by Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari, minister of state for housing and urban affairs Tokhan Sahu reiterated that sanitation is a State subject under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution. He said that while planning and execution fall under the purview of the state and urban lo...