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MSW management in Jamshedpur: Challenges & solutions

additional resources to uphold the same level of MSW In addition, the study included conducting interviews
management. MSW has become a burning concern in with individuals and making direct inquiries about the
metropolitan areas and urban towns. Central Pollution generation, handling, and disposal of MSW. Secondary
Control Board (CPCB) has observed a significant data were collected by consulting municipal authorities,
rise in the amount of MSW, with an increase of i.e., particularly TSUISL, and reviewing relevant online
77.12 million tonnes between 2000 and 2005. In sources. This comprehensive approach provided a
2020, India achieved the status of an industrialized thorough analysis of Jamshedpur’s MSW management
nation. However, a concerning issue remains: 90% of practices, providing valuable insights into the region’s
wastes are improperly disposed of in open dumps and waste composition and handling methods.
unmanaged landfills. 3,4 Ultimately, the combination of Jamshedpur’s rich
Tata Steel Utilities and Infrastructure Services history, thriving industries, and stunning natural
Limited (TSUISL), a well-known Indian private surroundings positions it as a prime destination
company under Tata Enterprises, is dedicated to for exploring urban planning and environmental
providing a range of urban infrastructure services that management. The role of TSUISL in managing the
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contribute to the betterment of the community. To provide city’s municipal services, particularly solid waste
sustainable solutions with major advantages, TSUISL management, showcases the success of public–private
works in partnership with urban local governments, partnerships in tackling urban challenges. The in-depth
businesses, associations, communities, and individuals. examination of Jamshedpur’s waste management
Water supply, power distribution, structural and civil practices offers a blueprint for other cities aiming to
construction, and MSW management are all included harmonize industrial development with ecological
in their services. Waste transportation, trash sorting, sustainability.
composting, drain and street cleaning, waste disposal,
and waste transportation to landfills or dumpsites are 2. Literature review
all handled by TSUISL’s Public Health & Horticulture
Services (PH & HS) division. India has a population of over 1.42 billion, making
Efficient management of MSW aims to minimize it the second-largest and most populous country
the environmental impact caused by waste. The process globally. It accounts for a significant 17.6% of the
involves gathering, sorting, moving, processing, and global population. According to data from the World
removing solid waste from cities. The study has several Bank in 2014, urban areas are home to 32% of the
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objectives: to evaluate the operational framework of population, whereas the remaining 68% reside in rural
TSUISL, to determine waste composition, collection, areas. In India, the urban population is experiencing a
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and treatment efficiency in Jamshedpur city, and rapid growth rate of 3.35%/year. From 1951 to 2011,
to identify existing gaps in MSW management there was a significant increase in the proportion of
for proposing actionable recommendations for individuals residing in urban areas, rising from 17.35%
establishing circularity in public–private partnership to 31.2%, according to the census conducted in 2011.
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model. Through a systematic approach, primary and Managing MSW is a burning issue that has garnered
secondary data were gathered from the command area global attention. The rapid urbanization, urban growth,
for the study of Jamshedpur’s MSW management. The and economic development in Indian cities have led
study investigated many facets of waste management, to significant changes in their physical size and put
encompassing generation, collection, segregation, additional pressure on infrastructure services. 11
transportation, treatment, and disposal. Waste samples According to the CPCB (2018), a staggering
were collected from different areas in the commercial amount of municipal garbage is being produced daily
zones of Jamshedpur, ensuring they were mixed due to various activities such as household, industrial,
thoroughly for consistency. Based on their physical agricultural, institutional, and commercial. MSW
composition, the samples were divided into groups composition can differ significantly depending on
including paper, plastics, glass, leather, wood, metal, several factors, including socioeconomic status, climate,
thermocol, textiles, and organic fractions. The organic culture, customs, and dietary preferences of individuals.
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fraction, which consisted of vegetable peels, food waste, An efficient system for collecting, transporting, and
and garden debris, was carefully sorted and measured disposing of such a large amount of solid waste is
to determine its proportion in the overall sample, along crucial. It also requires a good understanding of waste
with the non-biodegradable components. 7 characteristics, proper collection and disposal methods,

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