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(continued)
Adding 10% extra for fluctuations, volume of the
waste
109.83 m 3 /day
Quantity of waste generated in 60 days
109.83 × 60 = 6589.80 m 3
Provide size of unit each
25 × 2.00 × 0.75 m
Volume of each unit
37.50 m 3
No. of units required
6589.80/37.50 = 175.73 say 176 units
Providing 18 units (10%) as standby, no. of units
required
194 or say 200 units
Provide 200 units each of size 25 × 2.00 × 1.00 m (0.75 + 0.25) in different locations
Boundaries of all wards were demarcated on the city map, and the public places
that can be used as compost parks were identified in each of the ward. Almost all
wards except a few have appropriate and adequate public places that may be used as
compost parks. From wards where there are no compost parks, the wastes may be
sent to adjoining or adjacent wards that have adequate facility for composting.
As the decentralized locations, i.e., compost park for treating (vermin composting) the Municipal Solid Wastes, are situated within the town limits, the collected
wastes may be transported to these sites at minimal cost without requirement of any
motorized vehicles. The tricycles used for collection of solid waste are adequate to
transport the waste from the source of generation to the point of treatment. Educating the public to segregate the biodegradable and non-biodegradable portion at
the source itself (2 bin system) would improve the efficiency of the system further
placing hauling containers at these decentralized locations that facilitate collection
of non-biodegradable wastes and recyclables. It will be very easy for the rag pickers
to collect the recyclables from this waste, and the value of these recyclables would
be more than those collected from the mixed heterogeneous waste of community
bins. The obstruction on the roads due to hauling containers and dust bins can also
be avoided.
Following are the parks existing in Tirupati: (1) Prakasam Park, (2) Divyaramam,
(3) Sri Padmavathi Park, (4) Sri Babu Jagjivanram Park, (5) Silparamam Park, (6)
Radhapartha Park, (7) NGO’s Colony Park, (8) Sri Ramachandra Pushkarani Park,
and (9) Kesavayanagunta Park.
8 Cost Analysis of the Proposed System
In the proposed system of Ecoparks, an emphasis is given for economic recovery
of plant nutrients by vermicomposting of TCM present in MSW by decentralizing
the composting process on the treatment and disposal of solid waste generated from
the community. The size of unit is 25 × 2.00 × 1.00 m. As the load coming on the
structure is very negligible, it is proposed to construct half-brick wall for the superstructure of the chamber with thatched roof with bamboo and straw. The chamber is
P. Lakshmi Narayana Prasad and J. Karthikeyan
(continued)
Adding 10% extra for fluctuations, volume of the
waste
109.83 m 3 /day
Quantity of waste generated in 60 days
109.83 × 60 = 6589.80 m 3
Provide size of unit each
25 × 2.00 × 0.75 m
Volume of each unit
37.50 m 3
No. of units required
6589.80/37.50 = 175.73 say 176 units
Providing 18 units (10%) as standby, no. of units
required
194 or say 200 units
Provide 200 units each of size 25 × 2.00 × 1.00 m (0.75 + 0.25) in different locations
Boundaries of all wards were demarcated on the city map, and the public places
that can be used as compost parks were identified in each of the ward. Almost all
wards except a few have appropriate and adequate public places that may be used as
compost parks. From wards where there are no compost parks, the wastes may be
sent to adjoining or adjacent wards that have adequate facility for composting.
As the decentralized locations, i.e., compost park for treating (vermin composting) the Municipal Solid Wastes, are situated within the town limits, the collected
wastes may be transported to these sites at minimal cost without requirement of any
motorized vehicles. The tricycles used for collection of solid waste are adequate to
transport the waste from the source of generation to the point of treatment. Educating the public to segregate the biodegradable and non-biodegradable portion at
the source itself (2 bin system) would improve the efficiency of the system further
placing hauling containers at these decentralized locations that facilitate collection
of non-biodegradable wastes and recyclables. It will be very easy for the rag pickers
to collect the recyclables from this waste, and the value of these recyclables would
be more than those collected from the mixed heterogeneous waste of community
bins. The obstruction on the roads due to hauling containers and dust bins can also
be avoided.
Following are the parks existing in Tirupati: (1) Prakasam Park, (2) Divyaramam,
(3) Sri Padmavathi Park, (4) Sri Babu Jagjivanram Park, (5) Silparamam Park, (6)
Radhapartha Park, (7) NGO’s Colony Park, (8) Sri Ramachandra Pushkarani Park,
and (9) Kesavayanagunta Park.
8 Cost Analysis of the Proposed System
In the proposed system of Ecoparks, an emphasis is given for economic recovery
of plant nutrients by vermicomposting of TCM present in MSW by decentralizing
the composting process on the treatment and disposal of solid waste generated from
the community. The size of unit is 25 × 2.00 × 1.00 m. As the load coming on the
structure is very negligible, it is proposed to construct half-brick wall for the superstructure of the chamber with thatched roof with bamboo and straw. The chamber is