Abstract:
Municipal solid waste (MSW) management in urban India is one of the major concerned issues
now a day. Improper management in solid waste directly causes health hazards in urban
population. Various observations and study have revealed that about 90% of the MSW is
disposed to open areas, dumping ground irrespective of discriminating their physico- chemical
characteristics. North 24 Parganas, the district in West Bengal, having the largest no of
municipalities has been considered in this paper for study. An attempt has been made for a
comparative study among the 27 municipalities of N 24 Parganas by using both primary and
secondary data for statistical analysis to interpret the changing scenario of Municipal Solid
Waste Management in the different municipalities for the last 5 years. An approach has been
made to find out the relevance of this paper with recommendations for further study also. |
International Journal of Social Science & Economic Research
