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Context Urban India is facing a huge challenge to cope with the infrastructural requirements of the ever-increasing population. According to the 2011 census, population of India was 121 crores (1.21 billion) of which 31% live in cities. It is projected that by 2050 half of India’s population will live in cities Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) remains a major infrastructure requirement that needs to be improved. Approximately 50 million metric tonnes (115,000 metric tonnes per day) of solid waste is generated every year by the urban population in India. The per capita generation of waste in Indian cities ranges from 0.17kg to 0.62kg/capita/day depending upon population size and its socio-economic profile. Segregation at source, collection, transportation, treatment and scientific disposal of waste is largely insufficient leading to degradation of environment and poor quality of life. In order to streamline the municipal solid waste management system, the MoEF formulated the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. Also, an elaborate tool for implementation of these rules was prepared by the MoUD in the form of Municipal Solid Waste Manual in 2000. Under its flagship program for improvement of urban governance and urban infrastructure called the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) launched in 2005, MoUD identified interventions in 65 Indian cities including seven mega cities. MSW was one of the aspects covered under the program. Further, in 2009, MoUD initiated Service Level Benchmarking (SLB) with respect to basic municipal services including solid waste management. SLB has been introduced in 30 states and across 1700 ULBs. Performance-related funds under the 13th Finance Commission have been linked to improvements in SLBs including SWM. The 13th Finance Commission also recommends that of all grants to be given to the ULBs, 50% should be for SWM (2010- 2015). Moreover, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has funded five Waste-to-Energy plants for utilization of MSW. Despite huge investments and the encouragement of the Central Government to invest in and adapt to the MSW (M&H) Rules 2000, improvement in this sector is slow. Based on the initiatives of the Government of India, the Government of Germany through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been supporting the MSW sector since 2009. The technical cooperation began under the Advisory Services in Environmental Management (ASEM) and is being continued under the new Indo-German Environment Partnership (IGEP) programme. GIZ-IGEP provides technical support for municipal solid waste management to selected Indian cities following a participatory Indo-German Environment Partnership | Sustainable Urban Habitat Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) Country: India Overall Term: March 2012 to February 2015 Implementing Agencies: GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH) of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) of the Government of India (GoI); and the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Shimla, Nashik, Tirupati and Raipur. An open dumpsite
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ContextUrban India is facing a huge challenge to cope with the infrastructural requirements of the ever-increasing population. According to the 2011 census, population of India was 121 crores (1.21 billion) of which 31% live in cities. It is projected that by 2050 half of India’s population will live in cities
Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) remains a major infrastructure requirement that needs to be improved. Approximately 50 million metric tonnes (115,000 metric tonnes per day) of solid waste is generated every year by the urban population in India. The per capita generation of waste in Indian cities ranges from 0.17kg to 0.62kg/capita/day depending upon population size and its socio-economic profile. Segregation at source, collection, transportation, treatment and scientific disposal of waste is largely insufficient leading to degradation of environment and poor quality of life.
In order to streamline the municipal solid waste management system, the MoEF formulated the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. Also, an elaborate tool for implementation of these rules was prepared by the MoUD in the form of Municipal Solid Waste Manual in 2000.
Under its flagship program for improvement of urban governance and urban infrastructure called the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) launched in 2005, MoUD identified interventions in 65 Indian cities including seven mega cities. MSW was one of the aspects covered under the program.
Further, in 2009, MoUD initiated Service Level Benchmarking (SLB) with respect to basic municipal services including solid waste management. SLB has been introduced in 30 states and across 1700 ULBs. Performance-related funds under the 13th Finance Commission have been linked to improvements in SLBs including SWM.
The 13th Finance Commission also recommends that of all grants to be given to the ULBs, 50% should be for SWM (2010-2015). Moreover, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has funded five Waste-to-Energy plants for utilization of MSW.
Despite huge investments and the encouragement of the Central Government to invest in and adapt to the MSW (M&H) Rules 2000, improvement in this sector is slow.
Based on the initiatives of the Government of India, the Government of Germany through the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been supporting the MSW sector since 2009. The technical cooperation began under the Advisory Services in Environmental Management (ASEM) and is being continued under the new Indo-German Environment Partnership (IGEP) programme.
GIZ-IGEP provides technical support for municipal solid waste management to selected Indian cities following a participatory
Indo-German Environment Partnership | Sustainable Urban Habitat
Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM)Country: India Overall Term: March 2012 to February 2015
Implementing Agencies: GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH) of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) and the Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) of the Government of India (GoI); and the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of Shimla, Nashik, Tirupati and Raipur.
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approach with the concerned ministries. The selected cities are Shimla, Nashik and Tirupati.
ObjectiveThe primary objective of the intervention is to incorporate environmental considerations more systematically while planning, designing and implementing a comprehensive solid waste management system in the supported cities.
ApproachA three-tiered approach is followed in order to achieve the desired outcome at national, state and city level. In its current support, in agreement with the MoUD, GIZ envisages extending the support to three cities and states through select initiatives for strengthening the overall solid waste management system. For this purpose, GIZ has established cells at national, state and city levels in order to coordinate and upscale on-going activities. During implementation further assistance is provided through a team of international and national solid waste management experts. Moreover, capacity building for all relevant stakeholders is supported.
ActivitiesSupport for Solid Waste Management has been envisaged at the city-level and also at the state- and national-level where the framework that is finally implemented at the city-level is made.
Activities/interventions undertaken/foreseen at the city-level: • Step-wise improvement of a municipal solid waste management system: Pilot based on improvements in selected Service Level Benchmarks for SWM within Shimla with an inbuilt up-scaling strategy for other ULBs in Himachal Pradesh
• Implementation of an integrated SWM system for Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh • Co-processing of dry-waste fractions of MSW with cement industry (as element of a SWM system). The model will be in Nashik, Maharashtra. Geocycle, a subsidiary of Holcim, will partner with GIZ • Development of hilly area landfill model for Shimla • Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan for Nashik, Shimla, Tirupati and Raipur • Financial Sustainability for SWM services in Tirupati and preparation of the necessary framework • Waste-to-Energy project for Nashik: Co-fermentation of organic solid waste with septage as a pilot demonstration in Nashik
Activities/interventions undertaken/foreseen at the state-level: • State Strategy for Municipal Solid Waste for Himachal Pradesh • Improvements in SLBs for waste in Himachal Pradesh • Toolkit for ULBs for attaining Financial Sustainability for SWM services for Andhra Pradesh
Activities/interventions undertaken/foreseen at the national-level: • Support in revising the Municipal Solid Waste Management Manual • Training on SWM based on the MSWM manual • Inputs to the JNNURM toolkit on SWM • Aid to Decision Making Tool (Decision Tree – a digitized/computerized tool) for SWM project formulation for decision makers • Sharing of Best Practices from Germany • Support for the revision of the MSW (M&H) Rules, 2000
ContactRegina Dube Head and Senior Advisor – Sustainable Urban HabitatVaishali Nandan, Senior Advisor – Sustainable Urban Habitat Indo-German Environment Partnership (IGEP) programme
Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer International Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH B-5/2, Safdarjung Enclave, New Delhi - 110029, India T: +91 11 4949 5353 E: [email protected] / [email protected] I: www.giz.de, www.igep.in
Transportation of waste and placing of wet waste in windrows using loader
Windrow composting
