For the course of MSW

1. SOLID
WASTE
MANAGEMENT
IN
INDIA
Shilpa Patil
SWM

2. Content
Overview of SWM
Indian scenario
Case study
⊷ Mavallipura
⊷ Mumbai
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3. OVERVIEW
Solid Waste Management has been one of the neglected areas of urban
management activities in India.
In cities and towns hardly 50 per cent of the solid wastes generated are
collected, transported and disposed off, giving rise to insanitary
conditions and diseases, especially amongst the urban poor who
constitute about 35 per cent of the urban population.
Solid Waste Management is one of the essential obligatory functions
This service is falling too short of the desired level of efficiency and
satisfaction resulting in problems of health, sanitation and
environmental degradation.
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4. ISSUES
Littering of food and other solid wastes in medieval towns-the practice of
throwing waste into the unpaved streets, roadways, and vacant land-led
to the breeding of rats,.
In Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) of developing countries
five typical problem areas can be identified:
⊷ Inadequate service coverage
⊷ Inefficiencies of services
⊷ Limited utilization of recycling activities
⊷ Inadequate management of non-industrial hazardous waste
⊷ Improper landfill disposal
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5. In early times, the disposal of wastes did not pose a
significant problem, for the population was small and the
amount of land available for the assimilation of waste
was large.
Problems with the disposal of wastes can be traced from
the time when humans first began to congregate in
tribes. villages, and communities and the accumulation of
wastes became a consequence of life.
India is the second largest nation in the world, with a
population of 1.35 billion, accounting for nearly 18% of
world’s human population.
The proportion of population residing in urban areas has
increased from 27.8 % in 2001 to 31.80 % in 2011 and
likely to reach 50% by 2030
ISSUES
From the days of
primitive society,
humans and animals
have used the
resources of the earth
to support life and to
dispose of waste.

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India is facing a sharp contrast between its increasing urban
population and available services and resources. Solid waste
management (SWM) is one such service where India has an
enormous gap to fill.
It is estimated that Urban India generates SOLID WASTE about 1.5
Lakhs Tonnes per day.
The per capita waste generation rate in India has increased from
0.44 kg/day in 2001 to 0.5 kg.
Waste generation rate in Indian cities ranges between 200 - 870
grams/day, depending upon the region’s lifestyle and the size of the
city. The per capita waste generation is increasing
by about 1.3% per year in India/day in 2011.
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SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT
INDIAN SCENARIO

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MAVALLIPURA
Population= 4500
Mavallipura is a village to the north of Banglore.
A part of the village, about 15 km (9.3 mi) north
side of the main part of the city was used as an
illegal landfill from 2003 to 2015 resulting in an
ecological disaster.
Mavallipura was used from around 2003 to dump
about four million tonnes of garbage (at about
1000 tonnes a day) to become a large heap 40 m
high and spread over several hectares.
The company (Ramky) was set up in a position to
handle 500 tons per day but even in the early
days the inputs were as much as 1000 tons/day.
Site was within the catchment of the Arkavathy
river which flows into Kaveri which in turn supplies
drinking water to the city of Bangalore.
The toxic leachate from the unlined landfill site
polluted the local lake and groundwater, resulting
in deaths of villagers by kidney failure, cancer
This resulted in garbage accumulation within the
city of Bangalore and a crisis was recognized in
2014
The site operations were shut down only after
being visited by a group of judges. One of the
results of this case was that Bangalore became the
first Indian metro to establish a SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT PLAN

8. Dumping Site at Mavallipura
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9. Leachate formation at Dumping Site of Mavallipura
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10. DEONAR DUMPING GROUND
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LANDFILL

11. GEOGRAPHY
The Deonar dumping ground is a waste dumping ground or landfill in the city of Mumbai.
It is India's oldest and largest dumping ground, set up in 1927.
The dumping ground is managed by the city's civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (also
known as Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai)
The dumping ground extends over 132 hectares and receives 5,500 metric tonnes of waste, 600
metric tonnes of silt and 25 tonnes of bio-medical waste daily. Between March and June the daily
amount of silt rises to more than 9,000 metric tonnes because of drain cleaning in advance of the
monsoon season.
The dump rises to around 114 ft. high. However, in February 2012, MCGM sought permission from the
Airport Authority of India (AAI) to increase this to around 164 ft. As of December 2014, the waste had
reached the height of an 18-storeyed tower.
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12. Health Issues
The Deonar dumping
ground has caused
health issues for the
residents from
Mumbai's
neighbourhood
of Chembur, Govandi a
nd Mankhurd.
Recurrent fires at the
dump have caused
conditions unfit for
habitation for residents
of the adjacent area.
In 2008, around 40
residents of Chembur
went on a hunger strike
to protest against the
frequent fires and
smoke
Again in 2012,
Chembur residents
complained to
the MCGM about the
smoke coming out of
the dumping ground,
which has been
affecting asthma patie
nts.
In 2015,
neighbourhood
surrounding to the
dumping ground was
identified as the city's
most polluted area.
Another fire broke out
at the Deonar dumping
ground in January
2016 causing
the (BMC) to shut down
74 schools run by it for
two days, as the smoke
from the ground veiled
the area causing
breathing difficulties.
Infant mortality has
also been a concern in
the nearby areas; as
the rate stands at 60-
80 per 1000 live births,
which is double the
average of 35.2 for the
entire city
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13. Closur of Site
In August 2008, it was reported that
after receiving complaints and
pollution from the dumping site,
The MCGM had decided to close
down a section of the dumping
ground and use it to generate 7 to 8
MW of power by methane extraction,
adding revenue to MCGM
A few months later, MCGM
granted a contract for the
scientific partial closure of the
dumping ground.
Partial closing was to take place
in two phases, 65 hectares in the
first phase
And
in the second phase construction
of a processing plant and
sanitary landfill on the remaining
55 hectares.
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15. REFERANCES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavallipura
https://www.slideshare.net/kamsaniravivarma/msw-in-india
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deonar_dumping_ground#cite_note-mirror2-8
Ref. book.
Integrated solid waste management by Samuel Vigil et. Al.
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