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Solid Waste Management in Nashik City

Nashik city, part of India's rapid urbanization, faces solid waste management challenges despite initiatives supported by GIZ-ASEM under the JNNURM. The Nashik Municipal Corporation has implemented door-to-door waste collection and established various processing units for composting, inert processing, and leachate treatment. Future improvements focus on source segregation, hazardous waste management, and enhancing processing systems to reduce the burden on treatment facilities.

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Solid Waste Management in Nashik City

Nashik city, part of India's rapid urbanization, faces solid waste management challenges despite initiatives supported by GIZ-ASEM under the JNNURM. The Nashik Municipal Corporation has implemented door-to-door waste collection and established various processing units for composting, inert processing, and leachate treatment. Future improvements focus on source segregation, hazardous waste management, and enhancing processing systems to reduce the burden on treatment facilities.

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solid waste management of nasik city

India, with a population of 1.31 billion, faces challenges in managing its solid waste due to limited resources and
inadequate systems. Rapid urbanization and increasing consumption have worsened the issue, especially in
developing nations like India. To address this, GIZ-ASEM, in collaboration with various government ministries, supports
solid wastemanagement initiatives under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in cities
including [Link], part of the "Mumbai-Pune-Nashik Gold Triangle" and known as the "Wine Capital of India," is
experiencingsocio-economic growth and must strengthen its wastemanagement systems to keep pace.

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION:


Door-to-Door Collection: NMC has contracted private parties to collect waste from six division
sssss of the city using “Ghanta Gadi” [Link] Covered: Households: 2.97 lakh
Hotels & Restaurants: 1806 Commercial Establishments: 300
PROCESSING UNITS OF WASTE:
PRE-SORTING UNIT: 1. Separates compostable and non-compostable materials using machines.
[Link] waste goes to composting. [Link]-calorie waste goes to RDF Refuse Derived.
[Link] Remaining goes to inert processing.
AEROBIC COMPOSTING UNIT:1. Converts organic waste into compost 3–5% of total MSW.
[Link] to farmers at Rs. 2000–2450/ton.
INERT PROCESSING UNIT: Deals with construction waste. Reused in local construction to
reduce landfill use.
LEACHATE TREATMENT PLANT: Treats liquid waste leachate
from landfill. Produces methane for electricity used to power MSWM operations.
DISPOSAL METHODS;
SANITARY LANDFILL:
Used for non-recyclable waste.
2 hectares of land is used with scientific methods to manage leachate.
TYPES OF WASTE MANAGED:
Glass, metal, paper: Collected by waste pickers.
Organic waste: Separated at source and composted.
Construction debris: Dumped in designated sites.
Street sweeping waste: Collected and disposed.
Dead animals: Incinerated using special incinerators.
FUTURE SCOPE
Emphasizes source segregation as per MSW Rules 2000 & 2008.
Segregation reduces the burden on treatment plants.
Highlights need to separately manage hazardous and biomedical waste.
Suggests increasing equipment and improving processing systems.

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