Gap analysis of the municipal solid waste management system in Ara City, Bihar
Keywords:
Waste management, Open dumping, Organic waste, Secondary waste collectionAbstract
Ara city faces significant waste management issues due to its growing population and inadequate waste transportation system. The study aimed to identify gaps in current solid waste management practices and propose solutions. Results showed that waste segregation is absent in households in selected wards, and only 60% of each ward is under door-to-door collection services. Open dumping on roadsides, vacant places, sewers, and drains causes environmental and health hazards. The secondary waste collection system is inadequate, with poorly distributed and poorly designed bins not synchronized with the primary collection system. Ara generates a large proportion of organic waste, accounting for over 70% of total waste, which is directly disposed of in open dumping sites without processing or treatment. The existing dump site does not meet the criteria set by SWM Rules 2016, and integration between communities, the private sector, and urban authority could make current waste management practices feasible. Proper training and ethical awareness should be provided to driver staff, and further analysis, like the budgetary cost of every ton of waste from the waste generation site to a landfill site, is needed.
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