Chandigarh, Feb. 17 -- Even as the deadline to clear legacy waste at Dadumajra dumpsite continues to get missed, the Centre has told the Parliament that 5.10 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of legacy waste at the site have already been remediated, with another 55,000 MT currently under processing.

The Centre has also approved the 'Waste-to-energy project' and given an approval for the central share.

Responding to a Rule 377 notice raised in the Lok Sabha by Member of Parliament Manish Tewari, minister of state for housing and urban affairs Tokhan Sahu said sanitation is a state subject and the primary responsibility lies with the urban local bodies.

The reply states that under Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, the UT has secured approval for re...