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CASE STUDY

CLEAN INDIAN CITIES WITH APPROPRIATE SOLID

WASTE MANAGEMENT BY 2047 – PERSPECTIVE

APPROACH OF PREPARATION OF SOLID WASTE

MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR A CITY:

SAMPLE CITY – KOCHI, KERALA

H T SURESH In the run up to centenary need to take up SWM activities
year of India’s Independence, based on long term SWM plans
half of the Indian population to ensure that, not only cities are
are expected to live in cities by clean, but with adequate social &
2047. The major hindrances in environmental safe guards.
cities are congestion, traffic woes
leading to air pollution, water This article is an approach paper
pollution including solid waste for guidance of preparation of
disposal issues. Liveability Index SWM plan of Kochi–a major city
are poor in the Indian cities of Kerala.
due to these adverse conditions. Context
Government of India has
embarked on various Missions By 2047, when India would
to improve liveability Index at be celebrating centenary year
par with all the cities across the of Independence, we aspire to
globe, like Smart City, AMRUT, fulfill the dream of Mahatma
Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM). Gandhi, father of the nation,
This clean India Mission of not only to ensure that our
SBM started off in 2014, with an cities are cleaner, but, also
emphasis to improve Solid Waste having an appropriate Solid
Management (SWM). Waste Management (SWM)
system in place. To achieve
The SWM needs a comprehensive this goal, incumbent regimes
planning approach. Hence, have already embarked
the need of SWM plan for on Swachh Bharat Mission
Segregation, Collection, since 2014. Cleanliness drive
Transportation, Processing & and awareness building is
Disposal of waste. It involves already in full swing with
around principles of ‘reduce, the aim of Viksit Bharat by
recycle & reuse’ of solid waste. 2047. Municipal Solid Waste
Forward-looking ethos pervades Management (MSWM)
the SWM Plan by factoring the needs a focused approach for
population projection, lifestyle ensuring that our cities are
Ex Executive Director, HUDCO and sustainable imperatives. garbage free. It also needs a
hebbel_suresh@yahoo.co.in All Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) scientific approach, a long

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