The thrust areas have been selected by the ASEM steering committee, consisting of MoEF, GTZ and other stakeholder's representatives. It is jointly believed that the selected thrust areas are addressing the current priority needs of India in the area of urban and industrial environment protection and sustainable development.

ASEM will focus on the following thrust areas and assigned project activities.

Environmental Planning

Ecocities
Industrial Estate Planning
Urban Environmental Information System
Centres for spatial Environment Planning






Waste Management
Hazardous Chemicals
Hazardous Waste Management
Contaminated Sites
Rural Industry Waste Management