SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

CPCB carried out survey on solid waste management in five metro cities – Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai and Bangalore. Measures required to improve the situation have also been formulated to assist the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the public interest litigation on the subject.

Status of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Selected Metro Cities

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City Bangalore Calcutta Chennai Delhi Mumbai ________________________________________________________________________________ 
Area (sq km) 226.16	      187.33	17 4.00	1484.46	437.71 
Population (projected 5.31	6.00	5.00	12.20	12.50 for 1999, in millions)		 
MSW generation 2200	3100	3050	6000	6000 (tonnes/day) MSW per capita 
0.414	0.517	0.610	0.492	0.480 (kg/day) Garbage pressure 9.728 16.548	17.529	4.042	13.708 
(tonnes/sq km) Pressure on landfill 1400	2500	3050	5000	6000 Safai 
Karmachari 12600	12030	10130	40483	22128 ________________________________________________________________________________