Hyderabad, May 19 -- Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka on Tuesday, May 19, outlined the state's plans to deploy nearly 9,600 electric waste collection vehicles, remediate legacy dump sites and build decentralised waste processing infrastructure, addressing a two-day national review meeting on Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 in New Delhi.

The meeting, inaugurated by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar at Vigyan Bhavan, brought together ministers and senior officials from across the country to review urban sanitation and solid waste management progress.

Bhatti told the gathering that Telangana was introducing 9,596 electric Swachh Auto Tippers fitted with separate compartments for four-way waste se...