2011

Nashik Municipal
Corporation

[MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR NASHIK MUNCIPAL

CORPORATION]
 Solid Waste Management Plan for Nashik Municipal Corporation

1. Objective ................................................................................................................ 3

2. City Overview: ........................................................................................................ 3

3. Legal Background: ................................................................................................. 3

4. Roles and Responsibilities for Solid Waste Management in NMC: ........................ 4

5. Current status of SWM in Nashik: .......................................................................... 4

6. Current Activities to reduce/recycle/reuse/ of MSW Waste Streams in Nashik: ... 11

7. Financial Sustainability for Solid Waste Management: ......................................... 12

8. Other Waste Streams in Nashik: .......................................................................... 12

9. Service Level Benchmarking for SWM of Nashik ................................................. 13

10. Immediate Actions ............................................................................................. 15

Annexure – I Nashik Solid Waste Management Awareness Programme ................. 16

Annexure – II Location of current compost plant/SLF vis-a-vis City ......................... 18

Annexure – III Process Flow of Current Municipal Solid Waste Streams in Nashik . 19

Annexure – IV Communication Material for Source Segregation ............................. 20

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1. Objective
This document describes the current status, relevant planning figures and the future steps for
improvement of MSWM in Nashik. It therefore forms a planning document for sustainable
Municipal Solid Waste Management in Nashik with special reference to 3R strategy –
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. It also aims at informing the public about current and future
services, its environment and health benefits as well as the costs it incurs. This document also
describes rules and regulations pertaining to MSW and fines for non compliance. This
document is therefore part of NMCs communication strategy for SWM.

2. City Overview:
Nasik, a city located in the northwest of Maharashtra State in India, is 180 km away from
Mumbai and 202 km from Pune. Nashik is the administrative headquarters of Nashik District
and Nashik Division. Nashik, which has been referred to as the "Wine Capital of India", is
located in the Western Ghats, on the western edge of the Deccan peninsula on the banks of
the River Godavari. According to the Census of India, 2001, Nashik had a population of
1,076,967 and present population is estimated to be 1,590,000 (projected in year 2008) with a
total area of 259 km² which makes it the fourth largest urban area in Maharashtra in terms of
population. Nashik is the third most industrialized city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and
Pune. Nashik has been on the tourist map of India, especially Hindu religious tourism,
because of the legend that Lord Rama lived here during his exile.

3. Legal Background:
In 2000, the Ministry of Environment and Forest, GoI, (MoEF) notified the Municipal Solid
Waste (Management and Handling) Rules (MSW (M&H) Rules) for all Indian cities. The
Rules contained directives for all ULBs to establish a proper system of waste management.
To improve the MSWM systems in the cities the following seven directives were given:
1. Prohibit littering on the streets by ensuring storage of waste at source in two bins; one for
biodegradable waste and another for recyclable material.
2. Primary collection of (segregated) biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste from the
doorstep, (including slums and squatter areas) at pre-informed timings on a day-to-day basis
using containerized tri-cycle/hand carts/pick up vans.

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3. Street sweeping covering all the residential and commercial areas on all the days of the
year irrespective of Sundays and public holidays.
4. Abolition of open waste storage depots and provision of covered containers or closed body
waste storage depots.
5. Transportation of waste in covered vehicles on a day to day basis.
6. Treatment of biodegradable waste using composting or waste to energy technologies
meeting the standards laid down.
7. Minimize the waste going to scientifically engineered landfills (SLFs) and dispose of only
rejects from the treatment plants and inert material at the landfills as per the standards laid
down in the rules.
Different rules are applicable for hazardous waste and biomedical waste, which should not be
mixed with household waste.
Under The Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, 1949, Commissioner Nashik has
given powers to Divisional Sanitary Inspectors and Sanitary Inspectors to charge fines and to
take actions against citizens who are not following SWM rules.

4. Roles and Responsibilities for Solid Waste Management in

NMC:
Departments Responsible for Solid Waste Management

1. Collection, Segregation and Transportation of MSW

Dept.: Health Department, NMC
Officer In charge: Dr. Kondiram Pawar (Medical Officer of Health)
2. Processing and landfill
Dept.: Mechanical Division
Officer In Charge: Mr. R. K. Pawar (Superintending Engineer)

5. Current status of SWM in Nashik:

The Nashik Municipal Corporation is collecting 300-350 Tons MSW per day. According to
DPR for SWM, 2007 the average waste generation is only 218 gm/capita per day. This
situation is either due to collection inefficiencies or due to high proportion of
agriculture/horticulture farming, which helps in utilization of green waste for in-situ
composting. With better collection and transportation measures, the collection efficiency
should increase.

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The city is registering almost 20% extra growth rate compared to similar other cities in India.
This is leading to rapid development of real estates, housing, complexes, shopping malls etc.
Consequently the per capita MSW quantity has been estimated to reach 400 gm/day by 2011
as per DPR (2007). The population growth rate of the city during the last decade has been
63.98%. This type of growth rate may be witnessed in the current decade also. Keeping above
factors in view the projected quantity of MSW is 750 TPD by the year 2015 and 1628 TPD
by the year 2031.

Figure 1: Projected Solid Waste Generation in Nashik

Source: DPR for SWM, 2007

Table 1: Generation of Municipal Solid Waste (projections):

Year MSW MT/ day Quantity MT / year Remnants @ 15 % MT for Sanitary Land Fill
1 2006 300 109500 16425
6 2011 421 153665 23050
16 2021 827 301855 45278
26 2031 1628 594220 89133
Total 7520095 1128015
Volume in SLF at compaction density of 0.8 = 1410018 M3
Source: DPR for SWM, 2007

Analysis of city waste carried out recently, reveals 37.8% easily compostable (short-term
biodegradable) materials, 19.50% hard lignites and long term biodegradables and 16.20%
textiles, plastic, rubber etc. These last two components having 35.70% content in the MSW
have become a major cause of concern. These materials are a negative contributor to the
processing plant efficiency and rapidly exhaust available land for landfilling.

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Mounting heaps of high volumes of – low density waste is a common scene around each
compost plant. This has necessitated re-thinking of the integrated technological approach to
solve MSW disposal problem towards a total solution in a sustainable manner.

Looking to the recent trend of changing waste characteristics, increasing quantities of

combustible materials and infrastructural bottlenecks, it became essential to upgrade overall
MSW collection, storage, transportation and processing through integrated technological
facility at Khat Prakalp site. This plant came into operation in 2000. However, this plant was
small and could not deal with the entire 350 TPD waste reaching the plant and a backlog of
>2.50 lakh MT waste was generated, which was piled put in two heaps close to the plant.
Under JNNURM, NMC sought more funds and upgraded the plant to a capacity of 500 to
600 TPD. The plan is that by the time backlog is cleared, fresh arrivals will reach this level of
plant capacity.

Nashik is an important part of “Mumbai-Pune-Nashik Gold Triangle” development plan. For

this business the city has to gear up for growth, expansion, socio-economical and business
developments. Keeping the above facts in view overall integrated solid waste management
facility was created.

Nashik is the only city in Maharashtra which has taken lead towards scientific management
of MSW in abidance of MSW rules 2000. With the upgradation of entire SWM system, this
facility could act as a lime-light training and development Centre for the State of
Maharashtra.

NMC has given contract of collection and transportation of solid waste of the 6 divisions of
the city to two contractors. Contract of collection and transportation includes door to door
collection of solid waste through Ghanta Gadi and transportation to Municipal Solid Waste
Treatment Facility. Solid waste is collected from 2.9 lakh households of 108 wards of the city
through 124 Ghanta Gadi’s and ownership of the Ghanta Gadi’s is with NMC.

Table 2: No. of establishments covered by door to door service

Sr. No. Establishment type Total No.

1 Households 2,97,890

2 Hotels and Restaurants 1806

3 Commercial Establishment 300

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Table 3: Details of Solid Waste Transportation Vehicles

Sr. No. Types of Vehicles Total No. Capacity (T) Tons/ month

1 Lorries/Trucks 4 3 360

2 Mini Lorries/Trucks 3 1 90

3 Tracer Trailers 18 3 1620

4 Tipper Trucks (Ghanta Gadi) 124 3 10890

Photo 1: Ghanta Gadi doing MSW collection

Processing of MSW

The new processing plant includes the following:

• Pre-sorting Unit:
It is electromechanical segregation system for incoming non segregated MSW with
the capacity of 500 TPD and it comprises of two lines with all necessary requirements
and materials. After mechanical segregation compostable material will go to windrow
composting, material with calorific value goes to RDF plant and inert will be further
processed at Inert Processing plant.

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• Aerobic Composting Unit:

Composting is done through windrow composting method and sheds have been
constructed for windrows. Today out of total MSW 3 to 5 % is converted into
compost. The compost has already become popular amongst the farmers within 100
km radius of Nashik. By maintaining the price line of Rs2000/MT Ex-factory level for
loose form and Rs. 2450/- for packed form with necessary backup support, entire
quantity of compost will be saleable in this belt. Once segregation at source will be
practiced then the quantity of generation of compost will increase up to 10 to 15 % of
total MSW.

• Inert processing unit

Inert processing unit, with capacity of 50 TPD, comprises of mechanical sieve and air
density separator. Main purpose of inert processing plant is to recover the
construction material from the waste and to recycle it by selling or utilizing it for in-
house construction activities. This is mainly to minimize landfill burden on O&M cost
and also saving of land.

• Leachate treatment plant:

Leachate treatment plant with capacity of 0.4mld leachate or 10 TPD organic wastes
has been installed for treatment of leachate coming out from the windrows, the solid
waste dumps and sanitary landfill site. Proper arrangement for collection and
transportation of leachate has been made. As leachate is primarily generated in
monsoon season and during other period, same plant is utilized for bio gas generation
from organic waste. 40 KW power is generated through the plant and utilized for
operation of pumps at MSWM facility.

• Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Plant:

The high calorific energy containing materials present in MSW are to be handled
separately from the stage of receiving at the tipping floor onwards. RDF plant with
capacity of 150 TPD is installed for generation of fuel pellets from high calorific
value materials. Woody materials, paper products, textiles, jute etc forms the main
constituents of RDF which is a valuable source of alternate energy. The technology
for RDF primarily focuses on refinement of MSW through material re-combinations,
segregation, drying, size reduction, blending and homogenization. This material is
further refined for separation of sand, dust, metals, glass etc before grinding or
shredding. The shredded material is obtained as fluff (<2 cm size) which is further
processed into pellets, briquettes or bailing. NMC is exploring the possibilities for
marketing of fuel pellets and nearby industries have shown their interest for fuel
pellets.

• Animal Carcass Incinerator:

Dead animal carcass incinerator with the capacity of 250Kg per hour is installed for
the incineration of dead animals such as dogs, cattle’s etc.

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• Sanitary Landfill:
The solid waste that is not suitable for any processing is transported to the sanitary
landfill site. For this purpose, a sanitary landfill in an area of 2 hector has been
developed. All the necessary aspects of scientific land filling were considered during
creation of sanitary landfill. Proper arrangement for leachate is also provided and this
is connected to the leachate treatment plant for further processing.

Processing of the MSW

500TPD

50TPD
150TPD

0.4mld leachate / 10TPD Organic

2 hector Waste

Photo 2: MSW Treatment Plant and Sanitary Landfill site at Khat Prakalp, Nashik

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Ancillary /Supporting Infrastructure

300Kg/Hr

Photo 3: Ancillary/ Supporting Infrastructure at MSW Treatment Plant at Khat Prakalp,

Nashik

MSW Training Centre

Photo 4: MSW Training Centre, located at Khat Prakalp, Nashik

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Complaint Redressal System, NMC has appointed six Divisional Sanitary Inspectors (DSI)
and below them there are Sanitary Inspectors (SI). Most of the complaints are addressed by
DSI and SI at division level. A 24 hrs toll free numbers 145 is operational for receiving
complaints. All the complaints will be addressed within 72 hours. In addition citizens can file
their complaints in written either to divisional office or to NMC headquarters.

6. Current Activities to reduce/recycle/reuse/ of MSW Waste

Streams in Nashik:
1. Glass, paper, metal: A substantial amount is collected by Ghantagadi workers and
informal rag pickers and this is further handed over to scrap merchants in the city.
2. Organic Waste: Organic waste is segregated at the processing facility through the
mechanical segregation process and it is then converted to compost through aerobic
composting. Most of the organic waste is converted in compost and sold to farmers. Waste
from permanent and temporary vegetable markets is collected and transported to the
composting plant and reused as organic manure.
3. Construction Debris: NMC has identified sites for dumping the construction debris. This
waste stream is currently not entering the MSW stream. The responsibility for disposing the
construction debris is with the waste generators and not with the Corporation.
4. Street Sweeping/ Drain Cleaning: This material is collected by the safai karamcharis and
transported to the Ghanta Gadis in the respective wards. .

Further need for improvement: Source Segregation of Municipal Solid Waste:

Source segregation of waste is a statutory requirement as per the MSW (M&H) Rules, 2000.
As mixed wet and dry waste loses value and makes it very difficult to handle the waste or to
segregate it further.

There is a thus need to segregate waste at source into wet and dry fractions. Wet can be
defined as vegetable peels, food waste, garden waste, etc. Dry can be defined as metal, paper,
wood, cloth, etc. Segregated waste is easier to handle by the waste collectors. Treatment of
segregated waste is less energy intensive, reduces the burden to the environment, improves
quality of compost and increases the production of compost and recyclables.

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There is a further need to segregate and keep separately Hazardous and Hospital waste as per
the MSW (M&H) Rules 2000, Hazardous Waste Management Rules 2008, and Biomedical
Waste (M& H) Rules 1998.

7. Financial Sustainability for Solid Waste Management:

In order to sustain a MSW management according to the rules it is necessary to recover costs
for collection, treatment and disposal. Through JNNURM the Corporation was able to spend
Rs. 60 Crores on necessary technical infrastructure, which, as one of the first cities in India, is
already in place. In addition to this it is compulsory as per JNNURM to recover 100% of
O&M costs by 2012.

Currently the SWM cost is borne by NMC through part property tax, part octroi and capital
cost is from the JNNURM funds.

8. Other Waste Streams in Nashik:

Hazardous Waste

Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the
environment and which is ignitable (i.e., flammable), reactive, corrosive and toxic. In the
industrial sector, the major generators of hazardous waste are the metal, chemical, paper,
pesticide, dye, refining, and rubber goods industries. Household waste that can be categorized
as hazardous waste include old batteries, shoe polish, paint tins, old medicines, and medicine
bottles.The process of handling and management of this waste stream is currently planned by
NMC and will be informed in due time.

Bio-medical Waste:

‘Bio-medical waste’ means any waste, which is generated during the diagnosis, treatment or
immunisation of human beings or animals or in research activities pertaining thereto or in the
production or testing of biological. It means any solid or liquid waste which may present a
threat of infection to humans, including non-liquid tissue, body parts, blood, blood products,
and body fluids from humans and other primates; laboratory and veterinary wastes which
contain human disease-causing agents; and discarded sharps. This is currently being handled
by M/s SMS Water Grace BMW Pvt. Limited in Nashik. However, the nursing homes and
dispensaries are still to be addressed for separate handling of bio-medical waste.

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9. Service Level Benchmarking for SWM of Nashik

The aim of the MSW activities of NMC is to implement an efficient and cost effective
municipal solid waste management system which leads to waste minimization,
environmentally sound reuse and recycling processes as well as scientific disposal of solid
waste.

The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), GoI has introduced Service Level
Benchmarking as one of the appropriate systems for information management, performance
monitoring and benchmarking.

MSWM is one of the 4 basic urban services which MoUD has identified as a performance
parameter. These are indicators to measure the stepwise performance in MSWM on ULB
level. Table 2 below explains the benchmark; status of service (as on Dec 09) and the
reliability of the data and the figure 4 is graphical representation of the MSWM service levels
in Dec 2009 compared to the benchmarks

Table 4: Service Level Benchmark Indicators for SWM

Performance Indicator Benchmark Status Reliability

Household Level Coverage 100% 86.88% D
Eff. in Collection of Solid Waste 100% 86.50% B
Extent of Segregation of MSW 100% 34.68% B
Extent of MSW Recovered 80% 100% B
Extent of Scientific Disposal of 100% 0.00% NA
MSW
Extent of Cost Recovery 100% 33.10% B
Eff. in Redressal of Customer 80% 100% B
Complaints
Eff. In Collection of SWM 90% 35.05% D
Charges

Source: NMC and GoI, 2010

Note: Reliability Scale:
A- Highest/ Preferred Level of reliability
B- Intermediate Level
C- Intermediate Level
D- Lowest Level of Reliability

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Figure 2: Pictorial Representation of Service Level Benchmarks above

Source: Service Level Benchmarking, NMC and GoI, 2010

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10. Immediate Actions

Nashik Municipal Corporation:

• Nashik Municipal Corporation plans to introduce segregation at source stepwise in the

city. Due to this the awareness raising strategy will take place (refer to Annex I).
• For this purpose communication material is being prepared in Marathi/English (see
Annexure IV)
• Segregation at Source will start in ward No. 26

Citizens:

• Citizens will need to segregate waste in three forms mainly wet, dry and toxic waste
in separate bins in their households
• The segregated waste collected thus has to be handed over to the Ghanta Gadi’s.
• Store your waste at your home, if not able to give waste on a particular day.

For any Complaints, contact your local ward committee office. All the complaints will be
addressed within 72 hours.

For further details and contact address:

Mr. R. K. Pawar, Superintending Engineer Dr. Kondiram Pawar, Health Officer

Nashik Municipal Corporation Nashik Municipal Corporation
Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan
Purandare Colony Purandare Colony
Sharanpur Road, Nashik Sharanpur Road, Nashik
Phone: 0253 2312752 Phone: 0253 2572062 (Health Department)
Toll Free No.-145 Toll Free No.-145
Mobile Numbers of Divisional Sanitary
Inspectors:
Satpur: 9423179171
Nashik East: 9423179172
Nashik Road: 9423179173
Nashik West: 9423179174
Cidco: 9423179175
Panchavati: 9423179176

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Annexure – I Nashik Solid Waste Management Awareness

Programme

1. Introduction:
Every citizen should be made aware of the duty to keep neighbourhoods and city clean.
Creation of awareness is the first step to bring an attitudinal change among people. Most of
the people are ignorant about the various ways in which waste can be stored, transported and
safely disposed and also about their ill effects to health and environment. Therefore it is
necessary, to create awareness among the people about the entire process of Municipal Solid
Waste Management system i.e. from generation to safe disposal.

Waste comprises of 3 different categories wet waste (vegetable peels, food waste etc), dry
(paper, plastic, metal etc) waste and toxic waste (batteries, CFLs etc). Source segregation of
waste into different categories and its effective collection system is the key to success in
MSWM system, and the role of common man as a responsible citizen is very crucial in
implementing effective and efficient system.

2. Aims and objectives:

The aims and objectives of this awareness programme are very broad, which throws a light
on a complete solid waste management system by educating and creating awareness on the
following aspects:

Importance of Source Segregation

Why is it necessary to give the waste to Safai karamacharis?

Do not Litter: Keep your neighbourhood and your city clean

Health impacts of unhygienic environment

Solid Waste Management Process- from generation to safe disposal

Introducing 3 R Principle- Reducing, Recycling and Reuse of Waste

Role of Citizen’s active participation in improving SWM system

Fines and Penalties for non- compliance with legal provisions

3. Target Groups
The main target groups are:
1. General Public (Residents/ market/commercial/ hotels etc)
2. School Children
3. Corporators
4. Municipal Corporation Workers

4. Strategy:

The strategy is to carry out focused awareness programme for the specific target groups in 6
pilot wards identified by NMC. These awareness programs on SWM have been conducted in
the month of Dec 2010 for residents, Safai Karamcharis and for the school in one of the
identified pilot ward (ward No. 26).
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The identification of Schools, Municipal workers and Community representatives will be in

the responsibility of NMC. NMC will be responsible for identification of the staff within their
organization who needs training. 15-20 dedicated persons would also be identified by the
NMC, for receiving the training as Trainers in future program. The 2 Ghanta Gadi
Contractors and 3-4 identified persons from each of the contractors will also need to be
trained as trainers. The awareness program would rely on the tools especially developed for
this purpose.
These identified trainers would undergo the Trainer of Trainers (TOT) workshop. They
would be provide the opportunity to assist the GIZ/Paradigm Team in the awareness program
for the other pilot wards.

The trainers who have been trained in the activity are expected to repeat the awareness
among the target groups, until the compliance is achieved. The funding for this extension will
be frim NMC. The way forward for replication of the training by trainers will be discussed
with NMC. The training will be replicated by NMC.

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Annexure – II Location of current compost plant/SLF vis-a-vis

City

Source: NMC 2010

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Annexure – III Process Flow of Current Municipal Solid Waste

Streams in Nashik

Process Flow Waste Streams

Municipal Solid Waste Hazardous Waste

Informal
Generation Households Commercial Markets Clinical/Hospital
Sector

Construction Debris
Door to door collection Street Sweeping

Collection Land filling at

notified sites
Ghantagadi

MSWM Facility
Transportation

Presorting
Unit

Treatment Bio-medical
incinerator facility
Bio- Inert- Screening
RDF Windrow
Methanization processing Composting (200mm
to 4mm)

Rejects, non recyclable Landfill

Disposal materials Finished
Compost
Sanitary Landfill Facility

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Annexure – IV Communication Material for Source

Segregation

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Annexure V: Sources:

1. Municipal Solid Waste Management and Handling Rules (MSW (M&H) Rules), 2000
2. CPHEEO manual, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
3. DPR for SWM Nashik 2007
4. Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act 1949
5. Service Level Benchmarking 2010

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