WASTE MANAGEMENT
The average waste generation is about 0.4-0.6 kg/capita out of which
30-50% waste is bio-degradable. The SMC is working thoroughly in the
field to ensure integrated and scientific solid waste management The
waste from households and key bulk waste generators is collected by SMC
employees daily, using a system of carts, hoppers, compactors, and
trucks. All collected waste is transferred to the sanitary landfill site
located at Achan . Resource recovery is done for about 25% of the
total quantity of waste, but most of it is dumped into the
scientifically designed landfill cells. The SMC is meanwhile actively
looking to implement a long-term plan for Integrated Solid Waste
Management, which would enable them to materialize the mission to
develop Srinagar into a clean, hygienic and litter-free city. The SMC is
also taking steps to sensitize the general public about Solid Waste
Management through intensive Information Education and Communication
(IEC) programs. Currently, 6 IEC Partners have been enlisted to help
handhold the SMC to reach out to citizens in all wards. A Project
Management Support Unit has also been commissioned to oversee the
day-to-day activities of the IEC Partners and monitor their performance.
Daily about 450 metric tons of garbage is being generated within the
Srinagar from hotels, restaurants, households poultry outlets which
includes about 200 metric tons of Non-Vegetarian waste alone, daily
about 40,000 kg of poultry waste is generated from poultry outlets only
and if this highly nutritious and energy-rich edible offal is not
managed properly each dog can have access to around a kg of such
energy-rich diet from poultry offal only, the breeding efficiency and
life span of stray dogs can increase and the population can touch the
alarming levels (Fig 3). Srinagar Municipal Corporation has been
constantly focusing on minimizing the availability of energy-rich
garbage to stray dogs on the roads of the city and following effective
and vital initiatives that have been launched. Special garbage
collection vehicles for collection of poultry offal from most of the
poultry outlets have been introduced. Special attention is being paid on
the placement of dumper bins during the marriage ceremonies where huge
quantity non-vegan food/ waste are being generated. Deployment of the
additional fleet of special garbage collection light vehicles,
compactors, Dumper placers, twin dumper vehicles, twin dumper bins,
Tippers, Land dozers, Hoper vehicles, has resulted in reducing the
availability of highly nutritious garbage waste to greater limits. A
large number of twin coloured and smart garbage bins across the city
have been introduced besides domestic garbage bins are also being
distributed to households. Further mass awareness is created by issuing
public advisories on dog bites and waste management.