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- Urban areas in Sundargarh district generate over 155 metric tons of solid waste every day.
- Authorities are only able to process about 37 percent of this waste through existing facilities.
- The remaining 98 metric tons of untreated garbage is dumped in the open at various locations.
- This mismanagement poses significant environmental risks and threatens public health in the region.
What to watch next
- Efforts by the administration to increase waste processing capacity.
- Potential health crises resulting from the accumulated waste.
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Named India · Biramitrapur Municipality · Rajgangpur Municipality · Rourkela Municipal Corporation · Sundargarh · Sundargarh Municipality
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