Improving Municipal Solid Waste Management in India: A by Da Zhu; P. U. Asnani; Christian Zurbrugg; Sebastian
By Da Zhu; P. U. Asnani; Christian Zurbrugg; Sebastian Anapolsky; Shyamala K. Mani
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Schedule III provides guidelines for the basic landfill requirements for selection and design. The following sections outline important guidelines. Site Selection. The guidelines include the following provisions regarding site selection: • In areas falling under the jurisdiction of “development authorities,” it is the responsibility of those authorities to identify the landfill sites and to hand over the sites to the concerned municipal authority for development, opera- Current Situation in Indian Cities and Legal Framework • • • • • • • • • 41 tion, and maintenance.
A large incineration plant set up in Delhi in 1986 failed and had to be closed down. However, two power plants using refuse-derived fuel are in operation in Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad and Vijayawada. 5 megawatts of power, but those plants may be using more agro waste than MSW. The technology should, therefore, be carefully evaluated in the Indian situation. While considering this technological option, municipal authorities should look at the calorific value of the waste and keep in mind the likely reduction in the calorific value on account of segregation of recyclable waste (which has a high calorific value) at source.
At the same time, diversion of organic waste from the overall waste stream reduces the burden on landfills so that less land is required for the disposal of waste. The MSW generated in Indian cities is, by and large, not treated but is directly taken to the open dumpsites. Although India is known for its age-old technology of composting agricultural waste, composting of municipal organic waste is infrequent. In a few cities, however, initiatives exist for aerobically composting or vermicomposting of municipal organic waste.