CRISIS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA

 

CRISIS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA:

With rapid urbanisation, the country is facing massive waste management challenge. Almost all municipal authorities deposit solid waste at a dumpyard within or outside the city haphazardly. Experts believe that India is following a flawed system of waste.

·       Poor disposal and management: India is turning into one big garbage dump. The problem is assuming gigantic proportions and the numbers are staggering.

·       Overflowing landfills – Another big worry that India is currently grappling with is that around 31 million of waste is being sent directly to our landfills every year and all major landfills in India like Deonar in Mumbai, Ghazipur in Delhi and Kodungaiyur in Chennai, to name a few, are already functioning way-past their capacity and are over-flowing dreadfully. There is literally no space to accommodate fresh garbage waste.

Ø Nearly 20% of methane gas emissions in India is caused by landfills.

Ø  The trash dumped in the landfills is prone to catching fire due to the heat generated by  decomposition of waste.

Ø  High levels of nickel, zinc, arsenic, lead, chromium and other metals are part of the solid waste at landfills in many metro cities, especially in Delhi