105
Table 5.3 (continued)
Urban centre
Class*
and
rank**
Segregation
of waste***
Treatment and
disposal
Other issues
Dimapur, Nagaland
(Henllyphom 2013)
Class
II &
277
No source
segregation
Open dumping
There are no public
dustbins for disposal of
solid wastes within the
municipality; people throw
household waste wherever
they can, without caring for
public health hazards.
Agartala, Tripura
(Ramteke 2015;
Santra et al. 2001)
Class I
& 290
Only 18%
residents
practice
source
segregation
Open dumping
Present coverage of
door-to-door collection is
about 30–40%; only 26%
people are satisfied with
existing service; negligence
with regard to river site
dumping.
Muzaffarpur, Bihar
(Anand 2009)
Class I
& 304
No source
segregation
Open dumping,
landfill
Community bins are not
placed properly at regular
intervals; no fixed points
for the collection of SW;
people just throw the waste
anywhere they like on the
roadside; the disposal
vehicles carry the SW
un-covered, which go on
littering the SW here and
there on the roads.
Nainital, Uttarakhand
(Kumar and Sah 2015;
Tewari et al. 2013)
Class
III &
330
No source
segregation
Open dumping
Complex geographical
location and poor
infrastructure; a large
amount of waste produced
by tourists.
Ghaziabad, Uttar
Pradesh (Ali 2018;
NCRPB 2009)
Class I
& 351
No source
segregation
Open dumping
No work norm for the staff
and vehicle movement is
available; solid waste
neither stored nor collected
at source; tools and
equipment are insufficient
and improper.
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5 Environmental Pollution and Municipal Solid Waste Management in India