SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN

Dr. TOSHIMANEN OZUKUM Addl. Director, Municipal Affairs Cell, Urban Development, : Kohima

BACKGROUND o Solid waste management is one of the most neglected urban services. o It has lacked due attention in and its urban areas. o Solid waste Management (SWM) is one of the important obligatory functions of Urban Local Bodies in India. o Implementation of Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) rules 2000 by August 31 2003 by ULBs has become a distant dream. o This service falls far short of desired levels resulting in problems of health, sanitation and environmental degradation.

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY AREA 00KM 1KM 2KM 3KM 4KM 5KM 6KM 7KM MAP NOT TO SCALE LOCATION OF KOHIMA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL LEGEND IN THE GREATER KOHIMA PLANNING AREA NH 69 TO DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY 1KM STATE BOUNDARY MON CIESAMA VILLAGE

DELHI DISTRICT BOUNDARY RAIL LINE LONGLENG 2KM

GUWAHATI KOHIMA NH CAPITAL COMPLEX SH NH61 KOHIMA 3KM KOLKATTA TUENSANG DISTRICT WOKHA ZUNHEBOTO MEREIMA PUNE 4KM MARIMMA VILLAGE VILLAGE KOHIMA LEGEND PHEK PEREN 5KM

NAGALAND Billygraham Road Billygraham HIGH SCHOOL KOHIMA

NEW SECRETARIET ROAD

MANIPUR N BILLYGRAHAMROAD 6KM

SOURCE: MAPS OF INDIA SCALE MARIMMA VILLAGE KILOMETERS BUYUVU LOCATION OF KOHIMA IN INDIA 5 0 5 15 25 35 TO DIMAPUR NH 150 TO PHEK

SOURCE:GIS CENTRE, NAGALAND 7KM TANQUIST ROAD

NORTH BLOCK ORIGIN AND HISTORY KOHIMA VILLAGE

NH39 NAGA BAZAR

KITZUBUTSOU 1878: KOHIMA ESTABLISHED AS CHIEF 8KM DAK LANE

D BLOCK ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE NEW MARKET (C) OFFICERS HILL MID LAND CANTONMENT

PARA MEDICAL AREA 9KM

LADIESMILE ROAD PWD COLONY 1881: THE DISTRICT OF KOHIMA MIDLAND ROAD LOWER CHANMARI AGREE- FOREST KOHIMAP.R..HILLS UPPER CHANMARI ESTABLISHED AS A SUB-DIVISION OF LEGEND TO MUNICIPALA.G. COLONY PORTER LANE GREATER KOHIMA COUNCIL PLANNING BOUNDARY FORMERLY DISTRICT WITHIN KMC BOUNDARY

NEW MINISTERS HILL VILLAGE BOUNDARY

ASSAM KMC AREA

CAPITAL COMPLEX AREA N 1957: BY AN ACT CALLED THE VILLAGE

NATIONAL HIGHWAY S C A L E NAGA HILLS TUENSANG AREA ACT OF 1957 OTHER ROADS 0.5KM SOURCE: URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT 0.0 0.5KM 1.0KM 2.0KM 3.0KM 1963:NAGALAND BECAME A FULL-FLEDGED 39 TO NH STATE WITH KOHIMA AS ITS CAPITAL

KOHIMA MUNICIPAL AREA CONTEXT o Kohima Municipal Council is a young body o Kohima has been increasing in population due to its administrative importance, trade and commerce o The natural topography is a constraint o Kohima receives heavy rainfall most part of the year o Health and environmental concern related with solid waste o Aspiration for better services and improved quality of life

INTRODUCTION OF KMC AREA LOCATION o KOHIMA LIES BETWEEN 94' 5' 11" TO 94 '7'12" EAST LATITUDES AND 25 '28'20" TO 25'31'51"NORTH LATITUDES. o IT IS SITUATED ON THE DIMAPUR TO IMPHAL NH 39 TOPOGARPHY o RUGGED AND HILLY TERRAIN o MEAN ELEVATION OF THE CITY IS 1468 M ( RANGES FROM 150M -3000M) o LIES IN SIESMIC ZONE V o PRONE TO LANDSLIDES DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL REGIONAL LINKAGES ROADS o THREE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS 39, 61 AND150. WELL CONNECTED WITH STATE CAPITALS OF NEIGHBOURING STATES RAIL o NEAREST RAILWAY HEAD IS AT DIMAPUR, THE LARGEST URBAN CENTER AND COMMERCIAL CAPITAL WHICH IS 74 KM AWAY AIRPORT o NEAREST AIRPORT IS AT DIMAPUR AND CONNECTED DIRECTLY WITH KOLKATTA AND KOHIMA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL o AREA 10.98 SQKM o POPULATION 146914 (2011) o NO OF WARDS 19 SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

Kohima Municipal Council-Population Growth Rate-1931-2001

100000 250 THE DECADAL GROWTH 80000 200 RATE WAS THE HIGHEST 150 60000 100 DURING 1961-1971 AT 197%. 40000 50

20000 IT WAS DUE TO THE GrowthRate(%) Population 0

0 -50 Population DECLARATION OF KOHIMA

2001

1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 1931 Decadal Growth Rate (%) Year AS THE CAPITAL AFTER SOURCE:Census of India, 2001 & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Nagaland ATTAINING STATEHOOD IN POPULATION GROWTH 1963.

SOCIAL GROUP WITH RESPECT TO INCOME PRESENTLY THE ANNUAL 120 100 GROWTH RATE IS AROUND 80 Genaral 60 SC 5% 40 ST

PERCENTAGE 89.6 % OF THE POPULATION 20 OBC

0 CONSTITUTE SCHEDULED

All

Low poor

poor TRIBE(ST) POPULATION

Below

Income

Marginally Marginally High Income PovertyLine 100 % OF BPL ARE FROM THE INCOME GROUPS ST POPULATION

SOCIAL GROUP EXISTING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT MECHANISM

• Present Generation of waste is 60 tonnes/day @ 408 gram/ capita/day (Sorce: KMC)

• The Solid Waste Management in Kohima Municipal Council is decentralized with the involvement of all the Panchayats/ communities in all the colonies

• Door to door collection of waste

• An amount of Rs 1/- per day per HHs is collected by the Panchayats

• Disposal of Waste at a distance of about 15 KMs on NH 150

PROBLEMS FACED

Garbage not collected on time PROBLEMS FACED

Choked Drains PROBLEMS FACED

Health Hazard to the Workers PROBLEMS FACED

Health Hazard to the Workers PROBLEMS FACED

DUMPING SITE:

• Old dumping site on NH 39 affected by landslide and has been abandoned

• New Sites have been procured a number of times by the KMC but problems have cropped up due to complaints by the adjacent land owners.

PROJECTS

A modern Landfill site is under construction below Lerie with loan assistance by Asian Development Bank which will be completed within the next 12 months.

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