Waste Management: Issues and Solutions for a Rapidly Growing Satellite City in National Capital Region, India

Mostly different activities of solid waste management (SWM) viz. the collection, segregation, transportation, disposal, processing, recycling and treatment are not effectively handled and managed in cities and towns in India. The unscientific dumping of solid waste in the vicinity of city and towns has seriously affected the surrounding air, soil and water bodies. Today, we are facing with nearly 80 percent of generated solid waste going unprocessed. This is compounded by rapid urbanization, increased rural-urban migration and the complexity of waste management in largely unplanned and expanding cities. Gurugram, a Millennium City located in the National Capital Region (NCR), Delhi with its dynamic population and constantly evolving infrastructure is an example of a city that requires concerted efforts from all stakeholders to ensure that waste is managed in a sustainable manner. While municipal efforts are on track to achieve the objective of complete scientific solid waste management under the mission. Stakeholders� participation is critical to ensure a comprehensive approach to the same. The focus of the present study is an overview of the existing municipal solid waste management systems in Gurugram city. The major issues and the feasible solutions for management of municipal solid waste on sustainable basis have also been outlined.