Chandigarh, Aug. 22 -- Member of Parliament (MP) Manish Tewari on Thursday raised objections over the Union government's reply in Parliament regarding the city's waste management performance, pointing out glaring contradictions between the ministry's claims and the Swachh Survekshan 2024-25 results.

In a written reply to Tewari's question on solid waste management, the Union ministry of housing and urban affairs said Chandigarh practices 100% door-to-door waste collection and 100% segregation at source across all its 35 wards. The ministry also maintained that the city scientifically processes all of the 490 tonnes of waste generated daily.

Tewari highlighted that the ministry's data is at odds with the recent Swachh Survekshan rankings...