Solid Waste Management in Guwahati City - icrier

Door-to-door Collection not as conceptualised due
to apathy of citizens.
Narrow Roads not favourable for positioning bins.
Dearth of staff for conservancy
Year Area Population (approx) Workers
1980 216.79 SqKm 3,40,000 1027
1990 216.79 SqKm 5,80,000 921
2013 216.79 SqKm 12,00,000 860
No concept of Transfer Stations for collection of
garbage from neighbourhood – Major Roads.
Lack of civic sense among the general public -
Drains & Major Water Bodies are the “Garbage Bins”.
Lack of manpower for enforcement.