Perspective development plan for solid waste management in Pondicherry

Abstract

Waste is an unavoidable by product of human activities Economic development urbanization and improving living standards in cities have led to increase in the quantity and complexity of generated waste The solid waste generated in Pondicherry contains a fairly high percentage of organic matter and poses low calorific value Solid waste is mainly disposed off by open dumping in the low lying areas in and around the city Open dumping of solid waste along roads river banks low lying areas in the outskirts of the cities etc poses environmental pollution To minimize the problems related with waste disposal there is a need to identify suitable landfill site for proper disposal of solid waste as well as the available technologies of waste disposal should be evaluated It is equally important to identify transportation route based on the environmental considerations for disposal of solid waste from transit stations to landfill site to optimize vehicle routing system