JNNURM - GANGAPEDIA

City Development Plan for Agra City in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM
Table 6.15: Description of Vehicular Fleet of Nagar Nigam
S. No. Type of Vehicle Total No.
1. Tipper large 17
2. Tipper- Small 14
3. Dumper (8cum) 16
4. Dumper (4.5cum) 17
5. Tractor with trailer 3
6. Three Wheeler 6
Total 73
Source: Feasibility Report for Solid Waste Management Works, Agra Nagar Nigam
The vehicles involved in the transportation of waste include small & large tipper, tractors,
dumper placers and tipping trucks. There are 73 transport vehicles out of which around 45 are
available for operation. Therefore, the transport fleet efficiency is only 60 per cent. One of the
reasons for this is the poor maintenance of the vehicles. There is no routine maintenance and
repairs being done which leads to more frequent breakdowns and less life span of the
vehicles. About 325MT of waste is transported per day, of the total waste generated in the city
(628MT). This backlog creates unsanitary conditions.
6.4.7 Treatment and Disposal of Wastes
The main objective of treatment and disposal is to clear waste from the disposal site in an
environmentally friendly manner with little/no serious implication on the health and hygiene of
the micro and macro environment. It is the responsibility of the local body to ensure safe
disposal of the wastes generated within its jurisdiction.
There is no processing of waste being done at the city level. The entire waste, which is
collected, is taken for dumping to the disposal site. At present there is no sanitary landfill site
in Agra. The disposal is carried out following the method of crude dumping where the waste is
neither spread nor covered. In some areas the garbage waste is recklessly burnt in open
dump yards placed on the main highway road. The present dumping site is at Shahdara near
Jarnah nallah on Agra-Firozabad road. The site has also been exhausted and now the
vehicles are dumping the waste along the road margins.
6.4.8 Institutional Arrangement
The solid waste management is the responsibility of the Health Department of Nagar Nigam
whereas Engineering Department assists in the procurement of the vehicles, equipment and
developing the landfill site, etc. The Chief Health Officer is responsible for waste
management. The Health Department has total employee strength of 2299 out of which 2090
(90.9%) are the sanitary workers.
All municipal authorities in the country were expected to complete the implementation of
Municipal SWM rules 2000 by December 2003.For effective implementation of these rules
ANN got the detailed project report prepared by US AEP and Clean Technology initiative as
per the proposal of above study on decentralization of administration and interdepartmental
co-ordination the requirement of the estimated staff shall be much less than the existing staff.
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