Municipal Solid Waste Management in Dehradun City (Uttarakhand): A Review

The major environmental problem in the Dehradun city is improper management of municipal solid waste. The improper management of municipal solid waste cause bad disease and affect the environment and water bodies. The studies told that about 60 % of municipal solid waste is disposed in open areas and landfills. the paper present a rivew on management of MSW in the Dehradun city. And it is also given a review of the characteristics, generation, collection and transportation. The study pertaining to MSWM for Dehradun City has been carried out to evaluate the current status and find out the major problem. And all method are critically reviewed and also reviewed their advantage and disadvantage. The study is beneficial for future studys and it is also gives an idea about to research on present MSWM scenario.