Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday attended the two-day national review meeting on “Swachh Bharat Mission–Urban 2.0” at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the meeting. The programme focused on strengthening urban sanitation, cleanliness and solid waste management systems across the country.
On the first day, officials discussed urban sanitation, waste collection and scientific waste processing. They also reviewed legacy dump site remediation, waste-to-energy projects, PPP models and implementation of the new Solid Waste Management Rules.
States and cities shared best practices and experiences in urban waste management during the review meeting.
Swachh Bharat Mission review highlights Telangana initiatives
Addressing the meeting, Bhatti Vikramarka explained Telangana’s scientific waste management systems and sustainable urban development initiatives.
He said the State government was working towards a sustainable and environmentally responsible future under the leadership of Chief Minister Revanth Reddy. According to him, the government was implementing Telangana Vision–2047 through the CURE, PURE and RARE development framework.
The Deputy Chief Minister said the framework gives equal importance to the growth of Core Urban Regions, Peri-Urban Regions and Rural Agricultural Regions.
Bhatti Vikramarka stated that solid waste management now extends beyond waste collection. He said it was directly linked to climate response, environmental sustainability, employment generation and economic productivity.
He added that the Solid Waste Management Rules–2026 introduced by the Centre were bringing major changes to the waste management ecosystem.
Swachh Bharat Mission review discusses waste reforms
The Deputy Chief Minister said the new rules focus on four-way source segregation, decentralised waste processing and scientific remediation of old dump yards.
He added that the rules also encourage waste-to-energy generation, technology-based monitoring, circular economy practices, ward-level accountability and public participation.
Bhatti Vikramarka said Telangana had already introduced several such reforms before the rules formally came into force.
He informed the meeting that Telangana was introducing around 9,596 electric Swachh Auto Tippers in core urban regions.
According to him, the electric vehicles would reduce carbon emissions from municipal operations and support cleaner transport systems.
He added that the vehicles would include separate compartments for four-way source segregation. In addition, authorities would use QR-code based monitoring for efficient door-to-door waste collection.