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Aizawl produces 159 tonnes of waste a day

Aizawl, Mar 18 (UNI) Aizawl, the picturesque capital of mountainous state of Mizoram, that aspires to set an example to other state capitals in India in terms of cleanliness, produces 159.80 tonnes of waste per day.
"Aizawl, which has a population of 3,19,837 people, produces 159.80 kilograms of waste. The per capital waste produced in Aizawl is 2 kg,” Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation Minister Zodintluanga informed the state assembly today.
In his reply to queries from Mizo national Front legislator Er Lalrinawma, Zodintluanga said two dustbins, one for biodegradable waste and the other for non-biodegradable waste, each have been distributed to 11,975 families in Aizawl.
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