Manohar Lal opens National Urban Conclave 2025; launches Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme and UiWIN
Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated the two-day National Urban Conclave 2025 at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi, on 8 November 2025 and launched the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) and the Urban Invest Window (UiWIN).
Summary
The Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme is a year-long, mission-mode drive to clear the remaining dumpsites in urban India; with 1,428 sites under remediation, it will prioritise 214 sites in 202 urban local bodies that hold about 80% of the legacy waste, around 8.8 crore tonnes. The Urban Invest Window, an initiative of HUDCO under the Housing Ministry, is a one-stop investment facilitation platform to help cities attract private investment and long-tenor finance. The conclave, on 'Sustainable Urban Development and Governance', drew over 2,500 participants.
Key facts
- Event
- National Urban Conclave 2025, Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
- Theme
- Sustainable Urban Development and Governance
- DRAP
- Year-long, mission mode; 214 priority sites (~80% of legacy waste) in 202 ULBs
- Legacy waste covered
- ~8.8 crore MT
- UiWIN
- HUDCO's one-stop investment facilitation platform for cities
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Where was the National Urban Conclave 2025 inaugurated on 8 November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Yashobhoomi, New Delhi
Union Minister Manohar Lal inaugurated the conclave at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi.
How many high-impact dumpsites, holding about 80% of the legacy waste, will the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme prioritise?
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Correct answer: A — 214
About 80% of the legacy waste is in 214 sites across 202 ULBs, which DRAP will prioritise; 1,428 sites are under remediation overall.
Consider the following statements about the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) launched in November 2025: 1. It is a year-long, mission-mode initiative. 2. Its priority sites hold about 8.8 crore tonnes of legacy waste. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
The Housing Ministry described DRAP as a year-long, mission-mode initiative; its 214 priority sites cover about 8.8 crore MT of legacy waste.
The Urban Invest Window (UiWIN), launched at the National Urban Conclave 2025, is an initiative of which organisation?
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Correct answer: C — HUDCO
UiWIN is an initiative of HUDCO, under the guidance of the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry, to serve as a one-stop investment facilitation platform for cities.