Baseline Report on Solid Waste Management – Vijayawada Project
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Baseline Report on Solid Waste Management – Vijayawada Project – International Urban Cooperation: Sustainable and Innovative Cities and Regions February, 2021 This report was produced with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of IUC India and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union. The baseline study for the solid waste management system project has been commissioned as part of the Vijayawada-Hamburg strategic collaboration under the European Union International Urban Cooperation (IUC)-India program. The study represents the key deliverable of the Urban Cooperation Local Action Plan for the city of Vijayawada. The report has been prepared by Ashish Verma (JNKE, IUC India project) based on secondary research, stakeholder consultations, case studies and review of recommendations. I am grateful for the support, expertise and insights provided by Ms. U. Sarada (Additional Commissioner – Projects, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation) as well as her team. The discussions held with these stakeholders and the information provided by them was instrumental to the completion of this report. 1 | Page 1 Acknowledgement ...................................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................ 2 2 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................... 6 3 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 7 Background Information ..................................................................................................... 7 International Urban Cooperation (IUC) Program ........................................................ 7 Vijayawada and Hamburg Partnership ....................................................................... 7 Baseline Report on SWM ............................................................................................ 7 Vijayawada City ................................................................................................................... 9 Geography and Climate ............................................................................................ 10 Demographics ........................................................................................................... 11 Land Use Pattern ....................................................................................................... 11 Economy:................................................................................................................... 12 Transportation .......................................................................................................... 13 Tourism ..................................................................................................................... 13 Vijayawada Municipal Corporation ................................................................................... 13 4 Current Status of SWM in Vijayawada City ............................................................................... 14 Total Solid Waste Generation in Vijayawada .................................................................... 14 Sources of Waste in Vijayawada ....................................................................................... 15 Types of Waste in Vijayawada .......................................................................................... 15 Prevailing Waste Handling Practices ................................................................................. 16 Technologies, Treatment Process and System Description .............................................. 19 Organizational Setup ......................................................................................................... 26 Policy & Legal Framework (National/Regional Policies and Strategies; Overall Goal for VMC) Including Covid-19 ............................................................................................................... 26 Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 ..................................................................... 27 Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 2016 ............................................................ 27 Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 .......................................................... 28 Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 ................................................................... 28 E-Waste Management Rules, 2016 ........................................................................... 28 Construction and Demolition Rules, 2016 ................................................................ 28 Andhra Pradesh State Sanitation Strategy ................................................................ 29 2 | Page Measures Adopted by VMC Regarding Covid-19 ...................................................... 29 Key Stakeholders (Role of National / State Governments; Institutions and Stakeholders Involved in the Planning) .................................................................................... 29 Future Plans (Expansions, Incorporation of Advance Technology etc.).................... 30 5 Future Projections ..................................................................................................................... 32 Historical Population ......................................................................................................... 32 Projected Population: ....................................................................................................... 32 Projected Solid Waste Generation .................................................................................... 33 6 Key Challenges and Potential Solutions .................................................................................... 35 Key Challenges .................................................................................................................. 35 Source Segregation ................................................................................................... 35 Rapidly Increasing Areas to Be Served and Quantity of Waste ................................ 35 Inadequate Resources ............................................................................................... 36 Inappropriate Technology ......................................................................................... 36 Disproportionately High Cost of Manpower and Low Efficiency .............................. 36 Societal and Management Apathy ............................................................................ 36 Increase in Demand for Service Level Demand ........................................................ 36 Environmental Concerns ........................................................................................... 36 Potential Solutions ............................................................................................................ 37 Reduce....................................................................................................................... 37 Reuse ......................................................................................................................... 38 Recycling and Composting ........................................................................................ 38 Waste to Energy ........................................................................................................ 38 Treatment ................................................................................................................. 39 Landfills ..................................................................................................................... 39 7 National and International Best Practices ................................................................................ 40 Indore - Waste collection efficiency ................................................................................. 40 Background ............................................................................................................... 40 Implementation of D2D Collection System ............................................................... 41 Muzaffarpur - Source Segregation .................................................................................... 42 Background ............................................................................................................... 42 Swachhta Swasthya Samridhi Programme ............................................................... 43 Muzaffarpur Waste Statistics .................................................................................... 43 Awareness and Propagation for Waste Segregation ................................................ 43 3 | Page Waste Collection and Transportation ....................................................................... 45 Waste Processing ...................................................................................................... 45 Results ....................................................................................................................... 46 Hamburg’s Waste Disposal Concept ................................................................................. 46 Lowering Waste Production - City Projects and Citizens Engagement ....................