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Sustainable Decentralized Model for Solid Waste Management in Urban India Hita Unnikrishnan, Brunda Gowrav H.G. and Sabrina Jathanha. INTRODUCTION. MSW generation in 6 city corporations of Karnataka. METHOD OF STUDY. Technology and technical expertise Managerial hierarchy Economic viability

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  1. Sustainable Decentralized Model for Solid WasteManagement in Urban IndiaHita Unnikrishnan, Brunda Gowrav H.G. and Sabrina Jathanha

  2. INTRODUCTION MSW generation in 6 city corporations of Karnataka

  3. METHOD OF STUDY • Technology and technical expertise • Managerial hierarchy • Economic viability • Community support and socio-economic status • Parallel government initiatives

  4. PROJECTS UNDER STUDY

  5. OBSERVATIONS TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

  6. MANAGERIAL HIERARCHY SHOWS RISE Well organized system Less organized system Better worker to household ratio (1 worker per 100 households) Worker to household ratio comparatively higher (1 worker per 160 households). Presence of a supervisor for monitoring the unit. Absence of a supervisor.

  7. ECONOMIC VIABILITY SHOWS: Capital investments: Rs.2.6 lakhs on the setting up and infrastructure of the unit. Number of households covered under theproject: 500

  8. Parameter Monthly income in Rupees Annual income in Rupees Residential collections ------ ------ Annual grants ------ 1, 00, 000 Residents Welfare Association 2, 500 30, 000 Sale of compost manufactured 5, 100 61, 200 Total 7, 600 1, 91, 200 REVENUE GENERATED AT SHOWS  At an assumed rate as data available was not sufficient.

  9. COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS

  10. Presence of Swaccha Bangalore: SHOWS was established in 1995 before this parallel government venture came into existence. It was thus able to commence operations and garner residential support well before the centralized government schemes came into full force. However, RISE already struggling without grants and community support collapsed with the advent to this programme. Residents were not willing to pay for two schemes for waste treatment at the same time. PARALLEL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES

  11. RESULTS • The most important factor, which enables the unit to ensure smooth operation is the financial support to manage on their own resources unless funded by municipalities, NGOs or similar institutions • Citizen’s initiatives are also found to be dependant on community support and goodwill. Some amount of community support in terms of minor operational sponrships could also ensure the sustainability of these ventures • In short the sustainability of a decentralized option is dependant to an equal extent on commitments by the working faculty, management also the institutional support it receives, hygienic composting practices and residential support also play minor roles in ensuring sustainability.

  12. CONCLUSION • “ There are two things certain in life- one is death and the other is waste.” As said by a waste plant operator accurately sums up the waste scenario in urban India. The findings of the project indicate that sustainability of a decentralized waste treatment option would be achieved both technically and financially with adequate municipal and residential support and the dedicated efforts of the group of people actually involved in the running of the actual process.

  13. THANK YOU

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