Solid Waste Auditing and Management Plan and Policy in Jhargram Municipality, West Bengal, India

Abstract

Waste (or waste) is useless or unusable materials or components that are discarded after principal use. Sometimes, it is a defective article and of no use. In the modern outlook, waste may be a valuable substance subject to an appropriate operation or action on the waste. In the context of waste management RRR (reduce, reuse and recycle) model may be followed appropriately.Pollution from waste is aesthetically unpleasing and results in large amounts of litter in our communities which can cause health problems. Plastic bags and discarded ropes and strings can be very dangerous to birds and other animals. This indicator addresses waste production and disposal, plastic waste, paper waste, food waste, and recycling. Solid waste can be divided into two categories: general waste and hazardous waste.Jhargram Municipality is one of the fastest developing Municipalities in West Bengalwith a population of 61,682 anda population density of 2882.33 /sq km in 2011 but at the present near about 92000. This Municipality has around 19775 houses, markets, apartments and offices, colleges, hospitals, and schools which generate 79 Metric Ton of solid waste per day. The study has been carried out to select solid waste disposal sites and to find out the suitable management strategies forthe solid waste system by using Geographical Information System techniques. Manually field observation and expert opinion have been taken for disposal site selection thematic layers are prepared using Remote Sensing and GIS technique. Finally, theGeographicalInformation System technique was applied in Arc GIS Software to identify the disposal sites. The leading problem is the open dumping of solid waste without recycling, which resulted in environmental pollution for thisjhargram Municipality. The auditor diagnoses the prevailing waste disposal policies and suggests the best way to combat the problems. It is therefore essential that any environmentally responsible institution and authority examine its waste processing practices. Keeping the objective of the audit the following study will be limited to the waste generated on the residence campus and surroundings.The study has been decided with some productive management strategies which may be helpful to the local people as well as municipal authority.