SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KOHIMA
Dr. TOSHIMANEN OZUKUM Addl. Director, Municipal Affairs Cell, Urban Development, Nagaland: Kohima
BACKGROUND o Solid waste management is one of the most neglected urban services. o It has lacked due attention in India 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 WOKHA DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY 1KM STATE BOUNDARY MON CIESAMA VILLAGE
DELHI DISTRICT BOUNDARY RAIL LINE LONGLENG 2KM
GUWAHATI KOHIMA NH CAPITAL COMPLEX MOKOKCHUNG SH NH61 KOHIMA 3KM KOLKATTA TUENSANG NAGPUR DISTRICT WOKHA ZUNHEBOTO MUMBAI ASSAM MEREIMA PUNE 4KM MARIMMA VILLAGE DIMAPUR VILLAGE KIPHIRE KOHIMA LEGEND PHEK MYANMAR CHENNAI 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 JOTSOMA MUNICIPALA.G. COLONY PORTER LANE GREATER KOHIMA COUNCIL PLANNING BOUNDARY FORMERLY NAGA HILLS DISTRICT WITHIN KMC BOUNDARY
NEW MINISTERS HILL VILLAGE BOUNDARY
ASSAM KMC AREA
CAPITAL COMPLEX AREA N 1957: UNION TERRITORY 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 IMPHAL 39 TO NH STATE WITH KOHIMA AS ITS CAPITAL
KOHIMA MUNICIPAL AREA CONTEXT o Kohima Municipal Council is a young body o Kohima city 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 GUWAHATI 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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