" "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan"

Environmental Concerns and Sustainable Development. Sakarama Somayaji and Ganesha Somayaji (eds.). New Delhi: TERI Press., 2009

The problem of garbage and waste disposal in Goa seems unsolvable. Day in and day out there appear in all, that is local and national papers, different reports about the exponential and uncontrollable growth of garbage and waste. With hundreds of tonnes of garbage, the impression one gets is that of a Goa that has been transformed into a huge environmental cesspool and the problem as insurmountable. The waste and garbage disposal problem, an environmental time bomb, is aggravated and becomes more complicated due to the stiff opposition of the locals to any landfill site or waste disposal treatment plant in their backyard. ‘Not in my backyard’ phenomenon seems to constitute a major setback and obstacle to all endeavours towards a garbage-free Goa. This essay is an attempt to examine and deepen our understanding of the NIMBY syndrome which obstructs all efforts towards solving Goa’s garbage woes.

Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021

Safe garbage disposal is a challenge for every developing country. In India it's become further difficult due to massive urbanization, poverty and population density. Lack of fund with municipalities and ill defined property rights offer an easy solution to poor households to throw the un-segregated waste in nearby drains/streets/open areas. This unsafe disposal of garbage is creating a challenge to environment by emitting high emission, marine life by choking rivers and sea, creating health externalities and even impacting tourism. Hence garbage disposal in sustainable way is taken care while drafting sustainable development goals. SDG 11.6 is specifically focused on working towards Sustainable cities and communities. To achieve this SDG, it is necessary to reducing the adverse per capita environment impact of cities. This can't be achieving without the help of safe disposal of garbage. The current paper is focused on the behaviour of garbage disposal by Indian households and how it can be harmful for their own health. To achieve this aim, the study will be using NSS 76th round survey on ''Drinking Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition.

environmentaljournal.org

Garbage mainly as decomposable waste and recyclable plastics are the loitered waste commonly observed by every urbanite in India. The problems of garbage are likely to be intensified due to shrinking of municipal budgets (Muller and Schienberg, web search). From the perspectives of nature, garbage especially of decomposable type are resolvable commodity provided how we support nature for its processing. Biologists and anthropologists apart from the ruling Government, must work hand-in-hand to scrutinize multiples of existing technologies required to be re-researched and to be re-exhibited on pilot scales that needs to be done in one's hometown. Observations made by Ogawa (web search), shows that successful projects in line of solid waste management in the developing countries are meager and a very few success shown were until with the external support agencies. Later dwindle as socioeconomic crisis begin. After analyzing the details of decomposable garbage as disposable/recycling/energy production/composting/landfills-the study has shown the effective transformation of decomposable garbage into economically feasible, bioremedial, sustainable, rethinkable technology as aerobic composting followed by vermicomposting to make use of the product for soil reclamation, organic agriculture as sustainable technology at least for Indian suburbs.

Garbage mainly as decomposable waste and recyclable plastics are the loitered waste commonly observed by every urbanite in India. The problems of garbage are likely to be intensified due to shrinking of municipal budgets (Muller and Schienberg, web search). From the perspectives of nature, garbage especially of decomposable type are resolvable commodity provided how we support nature for its processing. Biologists and anthropologists apart from the ruling Government, must work hand-in-hand to scrutinize multiples of existing technologies required to be re-researched and to be re-exhibited on pilot scales that needs to be done in one's hometown. Observations made by Ogawa (web search), shows that successful projects in line of solid waste management in the developing countries are meager and a very few success shown were until with the external support agencies. Later dwindle as socio-economic crisis begin. After analyzing the details of decomposable garbage as disposable/recycling/energy production/composting/landfills -the study has shown the effective transformation of decomposable garbage into economically feasible, bioremedial, sustainable, rethinkable technology as aerobic composting followed by vermicomposting to make use of the product for soil reclamation, organic agriculture as sustainable technology at least for Indian suburbs.

MediaSpace, 2023

The topic of environmental protection has attained importance in the present era globally. But, simple practices like proper waste disposal are often neglected, as a result of which, today one of the most important concerns and worries of the community is the disposal of solid waste. Public participation has a direct bearing on effective and efficient solid waste management. People all around the globe are aware of the impact of improper waste disposal practices, but improper techniques of implementation give rise to chaotic situations. To find out the practicality of implementation of waste segregation from households, this survey was carried out to obtain information on awareness of waste management practices and the attitude of people towards household waste disposal. The research method for the study on the views of disposing of garbage segregated into green and blue dustbins is based on in-depth interviews conducted in Delhi. A door-to-door interview was conducted of people in Delhi with a sample size of 25. Sampling done was random sampling. The questions were semi structured. The analysis gave insights into to how people separate the garbage, whether they were aware of waste segregation as well as their knowledge about the different types (colours) of dustbins, facility for garbage vehicles available in their area. The outcome indicates that the awareness among people to dispose of garbage segregated into green and blue dustbins in Delhi is low. There are efforts to increase awareness and promote proper waste segregation, but are either not substantial or are not very effective. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has been carrying out a door-to-door campaign for the segregation of waste but visible outcome is not evident. This research study on waste segregation conducted in Delhi reveals that lack of awareness and loosely implemented laws, which are some of the challenges to proper waste segregation and disposal. The study also reveals the necessity for giving mass awareness regarding the segregation of household waste and managing them properly through PSA (Public Service Announcement), T.V commercials, cinema commercials, publicity at community places, advertisements, etc. Objective: • To study the awareness of people of Delhi regarding waste/ garbage segregation. • To study of awareness of people regarding green and blue dustbins. • To study attitude and user behaviour of people of Delhi regarding garbage disposal in terms of segregation of garbage into green and blue dustbins. Method An in-depth interview method was adopted in this study. Door-to-door interviews were conducted of people in Delhi. A sample size of 25 was taken for this study. Sampling technique used was random sampling. The questions were semi structured. A qualitative analysis was done of the interviews. Also an extensive review of literature was made to construct the background and famework of the study.

International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 2019

When the entire nation celebrated Gandhi Jayanti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on October Second in the year 2014 with a mission to clean entire nation. Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) is one of the most remarkable campaigns of all the campaigns launched by the Government of India. This campaign received a warm welcome by the entire country and it got lot of support from the celebrities to add to its momentum. By critically examining the past literature and analyzing the earlier studies in this domain, this research paper attempts to identify the problems of uncleanliness from the perspective of effective waste management. The good literature review provides the ground and gives direction for further research. The area of this research is more on the domains of social and environmental issues of disposal of waste and its management. Hence, the results of this study will be helpful in governance and in policy making. As the study is mainly on review of literature, the results might be useful in conducting further research and finding effective solutions to the execution of the mission.

2017

This paper proceeds as follows. The first section described the governance conditions currently operating in urban India and how India’s garbage problem is an outcome of bad governance. Moreover, the first section also takes the municipal governance failure as a given, which we assume cannot be changed in the immediate future. The objective, therefore, is to make garbage collection and disposal work in an environment with almost no dependence on the state. The second section discusses how the informal value chain works in garbage collection, not only without any regulation but sometimes despite the antagonistic role played by government functionaries. The third section identifies the critical elements that could enable the informal sector to enhance its effectiveness without depending upon the state for either subsidies or regulation. Given the low cost of the informal sector and the values that are realizable from garbage recycling and reuse, it is possible to create a market for segregated garbage. The fourth section concludes.

Liberty Institute, 2003

Total waste generated in urban India is increasing at a rate higher than urban population growth. In such a situation the poor public provision for collection and disposal of household waste is becoming more and more conspicuous. Unscientific and careless handling and disposal of waste is causing adverse impacts on the environment and therefore health of the people. As the situation rests garbage disposal in most urban areas of India is the responsibility of local governments. In such a situation private informal activities provide essential relief by functioning at various stages of the garbage disposal process. Agents at various stages of the process either provide better service or simply provide a service where there is none. In case of the latter the informal recycling and re-use process has emerged as an important and by no means inefficient system. This private activity not only prevents a large portion of the waste from landing up in overloaded and unsanitary landfills but at the same time it provides cheap inputs for recycling firms operating in the formal sector. Good environment policy therefore would be one that creates conditions where such activities can increase by themselves. Given current conditions greater government role-as provider of garbage removal services or as a regulator-will only harm the cause of a clean environment and universal coverage of garbage removal services. Instead recognizing the importance of individual initiative and designing policy around it will serve to enhance both-the environment and coverage.

The collection and treatment of municipal solid waste have become an intense problem due to speed up economic development, fast urbanization, cumulatively increased population and industrialization. Increased attention has been given by the government in recent years to handle this problem in a safe and hygienic manner. The purpose of this paper is to review the collection o f municipal solid waste (MSW) and landfill deposition. Unscientific landfills leads to deterioration in air quality, public health, etc. Every landfill is an environment hazard and the dump yards have become breeding grounds for dengue, malaria and water-borne diseases. There are concerns over medical consequences from landfill sites and older incinerators, including cancer, mortality, birth defects and low birth weight. Ozone-depleting substances released from discarded electronic appliances and building materials (e.g. foams), as well as industrial waste practices, contribute to ozone-layer depletion.

2020

Waste has been a major environmental issue everywhere ever since the onset of Industrial revolution. In Doda region of Jammu and Kashmir, due to the increase in the population and the standard of living of people, there has been a tremendous increase in the quantity and variety of waste generation like all other areas of India. There has been rapid increase in the generation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) due to increased urbanization. High standards of living of everincreasing population have resulted in an increase in the quantity and variety of waste generated, particularly in urban areas. It is now being realized that if waste generation continues recklessly at this very pace, then it would become rampant and alarming very soon and possibly beyond rectification. Management of solid waste has, therefore, become very important in order to minimize the detrimental and lasting aftermaths of solid waste. Solid waste (i.e., waste other than liquid or gaseous) can be classified as Muni...