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| Article Name : | | | COMPOST PRODUCTION THROUGH UTILIZATION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE AND SEPTAGE BY BARSHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL | | Author Name : | | | Kanchan Wani | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3762 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Documented is a good practice conducted by Barshi Municipal Council (BMC), which effectively utilizes Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and septage for production of compost. Barshi is an 'A' class Municipal Council in Sholapur division of Maharashtra State, situated at a distance of about 71km from Sholapur City on its northern side. Barshi town generates about 46 tons of solid waste on daily basis; while on annual basis averagely 200 septic tanks were cleaned by Urban Local Body (ULB). With rapid increasing population, Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) and septage management seems to be challenging issues for any civic administration. But Barshi Municipal Council is effectively handling both. The services related to collection of MSWM services of the Barshi have been contracted by ULB to Bharat Vikas Group, India from August 2010, but the treatment facility at Depot, is conducted by the BMC itself. It is a type of Public Private Partnership (PPP). At Depot, composting of collected MSW and septage is carried by ULB, which is auctioned on yearly basis, forming the source of revenue income for BMC. Some Geoinformatics maps based on Remote Sensing data are also made depicting necessitated phenomenon. | | Keywords : | | |
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