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Strategic Action Plan Report
The Constitution of India upholds the environmental protection as one of the fundamental duties of
every citizen. Several legislations have been put into practice in order to safeguard environmental safety.
Realizing the significance of Solid Wastes, and the possible environmental implications of the same, the
Indian legislations have recently formulated several policies and rules. One of the key requisites for
ensuring the effective implementation of the action plan is to be compliant with the rules and laws
existing in the region. Hence, in order to provide a better understanding of the prevalent laws with
respect to handling and management of different waste streams, the Indian policy and regulatory
framework in terms of waste management has been reviewed in Chapter 2. This chapter thus illustrates
the legal needs and requirements to be met by the governing authorities as well as the other stake-holders
for implementation of Solid Waste Management Plan.
Following the legal requirements, situation analysis becomes imperative to analyse the prevailing waste
management. The present situation with respect to waste management in Pune city is structured under
five heads namely, Driving Forces, Pressures, State, Impact and Response (DPSIR), outlining the
complete solid waste management situation of Pune. The state of the solid wastes management, the
impacts and the existing responses are expressed in linkage with the causative factors in Chapter 3. The
data presented in this section includes the streamlined information captured using the data formats
designed on the basis of discussions with various agencies as well as the “Guidelines for Data
Collection and Analysis” compiled by IETC-UNEP as a base document.
MSW is the major contributor of waste amongst the various waste streams. The waste generated from
this stream is complex both in terms of quantum and characteristics thereby dominating the overall waste
scenario. The MSW management scenario is influenced by the growth of population and the level of
economic activity happening in the city. The population growth in the city is peripheral. The growth rate
in the core part of the city is about 2-2.5% per year and the annual growth rate in the peripheral wards is
about 4% 1 . The driving force for growth is mainly the development of IT industries in and around Pune.
The state and impacts of MSW in Pune city are based on its segregation, collection, decentralized
treatment and disposal. The PMC’s response to the problem of MSW management has been both reactive
and proactive. PMC has over the past couple of years undertaken proactive measures at various levels in
order to synchronise and effectively handle various waste streams. The entire process from waste
generation to disposal for all the waste streams has been explained in this chapter. The Bio-Medical Waste
generation in the city amounts to 1200 kg per day. Both BMW as well as HW management are a
responsibility of the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB). PMC has set-up a common treatment facility
for BMW management with the aid of an approved service provider. A common Hazardous Waste
treatment, storage, disposal and treatment facility comprising of a secured landfill of 50,000 MTPA
capacity and an incineration facility of 15000 MTPA has been proposed and developed. The city is
produces approximately 2780 tonnes per annum of HW along with about 1980 batteries and containers.
With the rapid expansion and infrastructural development of the city, new construction and upliftment of
existing infrastructure is becoming prevalent throughout the city. As per a recent report 2 , the present
generation of Construction and Demolition Waste (C&D) is approximately 40.6% of the total garbage
generated. With Pune resulting into an Information Technology hub of the nation, IT companies have
proliferated all over the city. This has resulted in generation of extensive quantities of Electronic waste.
As per the latest report 3 on E-Waste inventorization, Pune generates 2584 tonnes per annum.
1 Report on Water Supply System Design and Report on Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Solid Waste Management
and Drainage for IAF Airfield Town of Pune by HUDCO
2 Report on Centrally Sponsored Scheme for Solid Waste Management and Drainage for IAF Airfield Town of
Pune by HUDCO
3 Report on Assessment of Electronic Wastes in Mumbai-Pune Area, MPCB (2007), http: //mpcb.mah.nic.in
ISWM Plan for Pune
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