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In a developing country like India growing at an accelerated pace to become a developed country having one of the biggest economy in the world, urbanisation has followed an exponential growth rate as well. Along with rapid pace of development happening pan India, challenges like management of humongous quantum of solid wastes generated every day in urban India is a tough task and challenge. Solid waste generation is being viewed as an important by-product of socio-economic activities of a country. In our country of 1.30 billion population, the Municipal Solid Waste management is yet to be explored to its full potential.
Under Swachh Bharat Mission rolled out in 2014, the institutional mechanism in almost all States have become pro-active to assess, plan and manage Municipal Solid Wastes (MSW). Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) is an integral part and parameter for ranking of cities pan India through Swachh Survekshan 2019 envisaged under Swachh Bharat Mission.
The present paper is an attempt to study and assess the existing infrastructure for collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of solid waste, proper solid waste management planning, funds/financial resources, technical expertise and public attitude and awareness in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, assigned by Quality Control of India under Swachh Survekshan Survey 2019. Data/information were collected under the Swachh Survekshan Survey Toolkit compiled by Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (MoHUA), Government of India under Swachh Bharat Mission for 12 No. of ULB (Urban Local Bodies) at Satna district. This project provided an opportunity to get a closer picture of Municipal Solid Waste management at ground zero level in terms of collection, transportation, segregation and processing of municipal solid wastes. Further, citizen awareness and participation, implementation of By-Laws and Rules and innovations are surveyed extensively.
The analysis and study finally concludes that processing technology intervention through encouragement and establishment of exclusive formal recycling industry would bring in efficient solid waste management in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. Development of decentralized solid waste processing units at strategic locations for processing solid wastes of different Urban Local Bodies in Satna is the need of the hour.
