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Lucknow becomes UP’s first zero fresh waste dump city

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Battle IAS UP current affairs title card: Lucknow becomes UP's first zero fresh waste dump city (, 21 January 2026)

What happened

  • With the 700 TPD Shivari plant, Lucknow processes its entire daily waste of over 2,100 tonnes and is UP’s first “zero fresh waste dump” city [PIB].

Background

  • Lucknow has nearly 40 lakh residents [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Processing all fresh waste stops new dumps forming, which is half the solid waste problem.

Read all of January 2026 in the monthly UP current affairs compilation →

How to use this in Mains

GS-VI UP urban development: waste

  1. Pair with Agra's Kuberpur site (legacy waste) for a complete answer.
Quotable data point

Lucknow processes over 2,100 tonnes a day [PIB, 21 Jan 2026].

PIB: Lucknow leads as UP's first Zero Fresh Waste Dump City, 21 Jan 2026

Exam angle

UPPCS

GS-VI: UP urban local bodies.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPPCS

UP's first zero fresh waste dump city is

Answer (b) & explanation

Source: as cited in this article.

Official source: PIB: Lucknow leads as UP's first Zero Fresh Waste Dump City, 21 Jan 2026

facts from cited sources only; numbers machine-checked against source text; faculty review pending