India : Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Mountain Areas
India is the second largest country in the world in terms of population and is rapidly catching up to the People’s Republic of China. A rapidly increasing population, coupled with sustained economic growth and urbanization, has led to an uncontroll...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/823241618991659221/India-Sustainable-Solid-Waste-Management-in-Mountain-Areas http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35499 |
| Summary: | India is the second largest country in
the world in terms of population and is rapidly catching up
to the People’s Republic of China. A rapidly increasing
population, coupled with sustained economic growth and
urbanization, has led to an uncontrolled increase in waste
generation in the country. Even within cities, there is a
variation in service provision with wealthier neighborhoods
receiving more frequent municipal solid waste (MSW)
collection services and street sweeping compared to poorer
areas and slums that receive no services. The Government of
India has created a number of laws and rules related to
solid waste management (SWM) since the early 2000s, but the
implementation of solid waste rules - in mountainous regions
as well as the plains - remains a huge challenge. Chapter
one gives introduction. Chapter two discusses the current
landscape of the SWM sector in India. In chapter three, the
report investigates the current situation regarding SWM in
the mountain areas of India. Chapter four looks at the
complexity of managing solid waste in mountain areas as well
as the various challenges and opportunities that arise.
Chapter five presents a framework or foundation on which
solutions can be steadily built and presents recommendations
and related implementable actions along a phased approach.
In conclusion, chapter six briefly summarizes the role of
the World Bank in the SWM sector and how it can provide
support to clients to improve SWM services and practices in
mountain areas in the South Asia region and elsewhere. |
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