Solid Waste Management
Municipal solid waste is a burning problem requiring immediate attention and care. The waste generators are used to throw the waste directly on streets, open plots and drains thereby causing problems for health, environment and aesthetics. Many municipalities are functioning in an adhoc way without proper management plan for collection, transportation and disposal system for solid waste. The weaker sections of the community and children are most affected due to unhygienic condition.
Solid waste management is a obligatory function of urban local bodies of Karnataka under Karnataka Municipal Act, 1964 and this has received a renewed focus and attention after the notification of Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules 2000 under EPA , 1986 (also referred as MSW Rules 2000). Managing Solid waste is now being one of the obligatory functions of the Urban Local Bodies as per the rules. Though essential and important this service has been neglected by the local bodies there by worsening the issue. It is a high time that Urban Local Bodies have to look into these issues scientifically and handle it through effective management and planning.
