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Development of Site Selection Methodology for Landfilling
A Case Study for
Banglore |
| Foreword
Solid Waste Management is one of the essential services which are required to
be provided by the municipal authorities. This is a vital activity which needs
to be planned and executed in an appropriate manner to maintain clean environment.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), has taken initiatives on various
aspects relating to Solid Waste Management for tendering technical assistance
to the local bodies. One such initiative relates to assessment of solid waste
disposal in landfills and development of criteria for site selection. With this
objective , CPCB through the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
(NEERI) Nagpur instituted a study at Bangalore. |
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| NEERI has developed
exhaustive user-friendly criteria for selection of landfill site, in the form
of 33 attributes addressing the issues related to receptor, environmental condition,
accessibility, socio-economic aspects, waste management practices, climatological
and geological features. The criteria have been validated for the city of Bangalore
in collaboration with the Bangalore Municipal Corporation. We hope, the findings
of the study will be useful for the municipalities for selection of landfill sites.
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Dilip Biswas Chairman, CPCB | |
