The sub-group of the Chief Ministers on Swachh Bharat Mission has mooted creation of a national technical board for the mission.
The national board would be a central agency to assist, advice and guide urban local bodies/municipalities/corporations besides recommending the right kind of technology that could be adopted for a given situation on solid, liquid waste and sanitation management.
The meeting held in Bangalore and presided over by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu deliberated on solid and liquid waste management technologies as also the technologies recommended to address the challenges posed by these wastes. The group which shared their experiences gained during visits to waste to energy plants and water treatment facilities reviewed the best practices and emerging technologies in waste management.
Three separate working sub-groups relating to technologies (to be chaired by NITI Ayog CEO), Behaviour change (to be headed by additional secretary, NITI Ayog) and another sub-group for exploring revenue models for operation and maintenance of community and public toilets were formed.
The sub-group lamented that the urban local bodies were lacking the capacity to evaluate and take decisions relating to waste management. The scope for formation of sanitation management cells comprising technical and supervisory staff for solid and liquid waste management also figured in the deliberations, according to an official release.
