This document summarizes a case study on solid waste management in Wards 10 and 11 of Pabna Pourashava, Bangladesh. It finds that Pabna Pourashava faces significant solid waste management problems due to a growing population, lack of resources, and improper disposal methods. Specific issues identified in Wards 10 and 11 include broken bins, open drainage systems used for dumping, and long distances between bins and homes. The document recommends developing a landfill site, recycling programs, improved bins and drainage covers, worker training, and public awareness campaigns to address these problems.

1. Solid Waste Management in Pabna
pourashava :A case study on ward no 10 & 11
Md. Merazul Islam
Under graduate student, Department of Urban & Regional Planning.
Pabna University of Science & Technology.

2. Agenda
 Background
 Objectives
 Study Area
 Data Collection
 Analysis & Findings
 Recommendation
 Conclusion

3. Background
 Pabna is an ancient town in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh.
 The urban population in Pabna Town is also growing due to rural-urban
migration.
 The huge number of population generates a huge waste in urban area.
 So Pabna Pourashava faces a huge waste management problem.
 The present study reveals that in spite of huge allocation in drainage and
sanitation purpose the city fail to ensure a sound environment due to lack of
proper waste management.
 Consequently, waste is indiscriminate by dumped on roads and into open space
thus leading to serious health risk and degradation of living environment for
about a million of city dwellers.

4. Objectives
 Find out total existing condition of Solid waste management in
pabna paourashava.
 Find out the problems of solid waste management at ward no 10 &
11 in Pabna pourashava.
 Provide some recommendation to get ride of this these problems.

5. Study Area
 The Pabna Paurashava is between
23053" N and 24005" N Latitude and
89009" E and 890 25" E Longitudes.
 It is bounded by Shalgaria and
Laskorpur beyond the river Ichamoti on
the North, Dakshin Ramchandrapur on
the South, Arifpur-Mahendrapur-
Madarbaria on the East and Hemayetpur
and Pailanpur on the West part of the
Paurashava.
 The Ichamoti River is passing through
the middle of the Paurashava. There are
23 Mauzas included in the Pabna
Paurashava as per gazette (SRO No.
222) published in 1989.

6. Data Collection
Primary Data
 Pabna Pourashava
 Internet
 Journal
 Thesis book
Secondary Data
 Field Survey
 Questionnaire survey
 Interview to concern people
 Focus Group Discussion

7. Analysis & Findings
 Pabna Municipality was established in 1876.
 There was a small number of populations living in Pabna
municipality.
 Now there are 15 wards in Pabna Municipality and its population is
about 127319 (Pabna Municipality, 2016).
 The authority provides many essential services to the city dwellers.

8. Human Resource
Source: Conservancy department (Pabna Municipality), 2016
Type of personnel Part time service Full time service Total Number
Conservancy inspector 0 1 1
Engineer 0 1 1
Supervisor 0 1 1
Labour 220 0 220
Driver 3 3
Total 220 5 226

9. Transportation Facility
Vehicle name number Present condition Capacity
Good Damage
Pick up/small truck 6 5 1 1.5 ton
Van/ Push carts 50 50 0 60 kg
Source: Conservancy department (Pabna Municipality), 2016

10. Storages Bin
Types of use Types of Dust bin
Individual Metal bin
3 bin
Concrete bin
Oil drums
Plastic bin
Communal Metal bin
Concrete bin
Oil drums
Plastic bin
Source: Conservancy department (Pabna Municipality), 2016

11. Ward Wise Number Of Household Per Bin
Name of Ward Total Household Number Total
Existing
Dustbin
Number Of Household Per Dustbin
Ward 1 2022 2 1011
Ward 2 3057 25 123
Ward 3 1763 12 147
Ward 4 1746 12 146
Ward 5 2088 9 232
Ward 6 2042 0 2024
Ward 7 2179 7 312
Ward 8 1560 4 390
Ward 9 2499 13 193
Ward 10 2481 3 827
Ward 11 3022 13 232
Ward 12 2354 4 588
Ward 13 2646 13 203
Ward 14 1584 4 396
Ward 15 2174 1 2174
Total 32217 122
Source: Conservancy department (Pabna Municipality), 2016

12. Location of poor condition of
dustbin in ward 10 & 11

13. Solid Waste Generations in Pabna
City
Sources MSW generation
(kg/day/capita)
MSW from
different
sources/day (%)
Domestic waste 0.409 40.9
Street sweeping 0.10 10
Commercial including market
waste
0.44 44
Industrial waste 0.004 0.4
Clinical waste 0.003 0.3
Others 0.05 5%
Total Waste generated 1.00 6 kg
per day
per day
100%
Source: Field survey 2016 in ward 10 & 11 in Pabna pourashava.

14. Composition of the Waste
0
50
100
FOOD &
VEGETABLES
WASTE PAPER PLASTIC ,RUBBER
, TEXTILE
WASTES
METALS &
GLASS
GARDEN WASTE
& STRAW
OTHERS
70
9 9 3 6 3
Solid waste composition in Pabna City
Solid waste composition in Pabna City
Source: Field survey 2016 in ward 10 &11 in Pabna pourashava.(2016)

15. Solid Waste Management In Pabna Pourashava

16. Financial Aspect
Revenue source Year 2013-14 Year 2014-15 Year 2015-16
Budgeted (Tk) Budgeted (Tk) Budgeted (Tk)
Drain clear 476110 600000 1500000
Conservancy Equipment 75945 700000 1500000
Source: Conservancy department (Pabna Municipality, 2016)

17. Problems in ward 10 & 11.
 Narrow Roads
 Lack of Human Resources
 Poor Service Quality
 Lack of Trained Personnel
 Shortages of Vehicles and Equipment
 Broken Dustbin
 Open drainage
 Open dustbin
 Unclean dustbin
 Lack of People’s Awareness
 Long distance dustbin from house
 Poor Public Private Cooperation

18. Problems in ward 10 & 11
Illegal Disposal Broken Dustbin
Open Drain Unclean dustbin
Source: Field survey 2016

19. Recommendation
 Develop landfill site
 Established Recycling & Recovery
process
 Planting flowers plants around the
dustbin.
 Provide dustbin cover to protect rain
water.
 Effective training program for cleaners,
sweepers and waste collectors should be
arranged by the pourashava.
 Established mass awareness
 Provide drainage cover to prevent
dumping waste in it.

20. Conclusion
 Solid waste management problem is increasing day by day.
 Pabna pourashava has poor management system of solid waste.
 To continue this situation pabna become a hazardous place .
 There is poor management of solid waste in ward 10 & 11 in Pabna pourashava.
 Waste to energy solves the problem of solid waste disposal while recovering the
energy from the waste materials with the significant benefits of environmental
quality, increasingly accepted as a clean source of energy.
 Understanding the waste generated, the availability of resources, and the
environmental conditions of a particular society are important to developing an
appropriate waste-management system.