SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN BHANPUR BHOPAL: STATUS AND NEED- A CASE STUDY

Solid waste management is perhaps the most important service required by urban dwellers to maintain their quality of life. Huge amount of solid waste is generated in India, in Urban, municipal and industrial sectors which are finally disposed to the solid waste disposal sites.Bhopal is not an exception. The Bhopal city has 75 acres of land for waste disposal. The waste generated in the city is deposited at this landfill site which is 4uated in Bhanpura village at a distance of 16 km from the city. No scientific method of waste disposal is adopted. All waste is disposed off at the landfill. This present system of disposal by open dumping of waste creates a lot of environmental problems and public health hazards. Madhya Pradesh state Agro Industries Development Corporation limited has set up an Organic manure plant based on solid waste which produces organic manure from the solid waste which is being sold to the farmers of M.P. The organic mantic is made in this plant through Bio-augmentation process. The non- biodegradable war left after the segregation from the plant is used for land filling. KEY WORDS- Solid waste, organic manure, bio-augmentation process, land Hag. Segregation