Strategic Action Plan - International Environmental Technology Centre

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE
MANAGEMENT (ISWM) CELL
Target: To formulate an Integrated Solid Waste Management Cell for Pune to assist PMC as an
institutional body for managing the wastes and also to make an ISWM website. This website will
work as an information portal for Pune’s waste management aspects.
Lead Agency: Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) – Solid Waste Management department
Support Agency: All other stakeholders related to solid wastes in Pune city. PMC can use the
service of an in-house team of consultants to implement all the proposed schemes which are part
of this ISWM action plan.
Location (Suggested): Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) office
Description:
The Municipal Solid Waste rule has the implementation responsibility on the municipal
authority which themselves are constrained in terms of manpower, financial resources, expertise,
etc. and therefore the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has not been able to initiate action
against the board. In case of BMW, most generators do not take MPCB’s permission and
therefore MPCB also is unable to monitor such facilities. The PMC is responsible to provide and
facilitate for collection, segregation, storage, transport, processing and disposal of the MSW
generated in the city. The health department of PMC oversees the MSW management of the city.
However the transport facilities being used for the movement of the waste are not with the health
department.
The implementation of the SWM functions of Pune is undertaken by the available manpower
with the health department. As discussed the MSW management of Pune is predominantly
managed by the health department officials. The senior officers are qualified medical doctors and
most of them have specialization in public health. The sanitary inspectors along with their team
work at the ward levels for managing the SWM activities. There is relatively low engineering
department support. At the landfill also the operations are handled by the staff from the health
department. As is obvious from the discussion above, the PMC does not have the
multidisciplinary team to handle the varied issues of MSW management.
In its endeavor to improve the waste management situation of the city, PMC has developed
linkages with various NGOs and organizations. However the lack of a formal structure and
description of jobs expected makes the process repetitive. A quick review of the existing
institutional framework brings out various other organizations / institutions capable of providing
the support to the waste management scenario and thus augmenting the waste management
process. If these organizations are looked at from the perspective of Integrated Solid Waste
Management, then the potential linkages could be explored.
CAPACITY
BUILDING &
PARTNERSHIPS
SCHEME 5
PROGRAMME
G3O1
Links to other ISWM
Pune Schemes:
This scheme is the
central scheme. All the
other schemes are related
to this scheme in some
way or the other.
Benefits:
• Centralized agency
for managing all
forms of waste
• Development of a
dynamic, interactive
and user-friendly
platform for waste
management
• Development and
evolution of a selfsustaining
waste
management model
• Proves Right to
Information for all
Stakeholders
Budget (Estimated): Rs. 5 Million
Timeframe (Estimated): 4 Years
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