SW Inventory PDF

FINAL REPORT
on
Waste Inventory (MSW & BMW)
in
West Bengal
Under the Project on

T HE S TRE NNGTHE
GTHE NIN G OF I NFRA S TRU
NFR AS CTURE
TR UCTURE
OF CPCB/SPCB S /PCC S
West Bengal Pollution Control Board

Paribesh Bhawan, 10 A, Block LA, Sector III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700098
Tel : 091 (033) 2335-9088 / 8861 / 8211 / 8073 Fax : 091 (033) 2335 6730 / 2813
Website : www.wbpcb.gov.in
PREAMBLE
T he project on ‘Strengthening of Infrastructure of CPCB/SPCB/PCCs’ for implementation

of Rules notified by HSM Division under Environment Protection Act was undertaken
by the West Bengal Pollution Control Board on and from 15.02.2003. The project has been
implemented with financial assistance from Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of
India. Although the said project was awarded for the inventorization of Municipal Solid
Wastes, Bio-Medical Wastes, Industrial Haz. Wastes, Plastic Wastes, and Battery Wastes,
but as per the priority suggested by the CPCB vide their letter dated 10.02.2003, the Board
inventorized the Municipal Solid Waste(MSW) as well as Bio-Medical Waste(BMW) in the
one hundred twenty six(126) nos. Municipal Authorities in our State.
The objective of the project was to conduct a detailed survey in different Municipal Bodies of
the state for the inventorization of Municipal Solid Waste as well as Bio-Medical Waste and
to plan a strategy for scientific management of Municipal Solid Waste and Bio-Medical
Waste in the state of West Bengal. With this outlook, the field visits were made to one
hundred twenty six(126) nos. Municipal Authorities in the different districts of West
Bengal. The health care units situated within the municipal jurisdiction of the state were
visited by the project team and the subsequent analysis of data collected therein
culminated in the successful completion of the above project.
The project portrays in detail a comprehensive image of the status of waste management in
the state, with an in depth account of the mode of generation, collection, storage,
transportation and disposal of MSW and BMW in different municipalities and health care
units. This report may serve as baseline information for drawing references and making
fitting suggestions in related works.
[ Dr. D. Chakraborty ]
Chief Scientist
WBPCB
 –ACKNOWLEDGEMENT– 
The Board acknowledges the contribution of the Municipal Affairs

Department, Govt. of West Bengal, Department of Health, Govt. of West
Bengal, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority(KMDA), Municipal
Engineering Directorate(MED), Chief Medical Officers of Health of all
districts of West Bengal in implementing the project.
The Board also acknowledge the assistance and co-operation provided by

one hundred twenty six(126) nos. Municipal Authorities, staff of Govt.
Hospitals, Private Nursing Homes, and Pathological Units in all districts of
West Bengal for collecting information for the report.
Acknowledgment is also due to the Senior Environment Officers of the

Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal, officers of the WBPCB,
namely Chief Engineer, Senior Law Officer, Senior Environmental
Engineers, Senior Scientists, Environment Engineers, Scientists for the
smooth execution of the project and making it a success.
CONTENTS
Executive Summery
CHAPTER- I..............................................................................................1
Introduction 2
1.1 Objective of the Project 3
1.2 Scope of Work 3
1.3 Methodology 4
1.4 Problems/Limitations 4
CHAPTER- II............................................................................................5
Solid Waste
2.1 Municipal Solid Waste 6
2.2 Bio-Medical Waste 9
CHAPTER- III.........................................................................................14
District wise status of MSW and BMW
3.1 Bankura 20
3.2 Bardhaman 23
3.3 Birbhum 27
3.4 Coochbehar 30
3.5 Darjeeling 33
3.6 Dinajpur (North) 36
3.7 Dinajpur (South) 39
3.8 Hooghly 41
3.9 Howrah 45
3.10 Jalpaiguri 48
3.11 Kolkata 50
3.12 Malda 52
3.13 Midnapore (East) 54
3.14 Midnapore (West) 57
3.15 Murshidabad 60
3.16 Nadia 63
3.17 Purulia 67
3.18 24 Parganas (North) 69
3.19 24 Parganas (South) 76
CHAPTER- IV............................................................................................79
Present Solid Waste Management Practices in West Bengal
4.1 Municipal Solid Waste Management 80
4.2 Bio-Medical Waste Management 90
CHAPTER- V.............................................................................................97
Conclusion and Recommendations
5.1 Municipal Solid Waste Management 98
5.2 Bio-Medical Waste Management 99
Abbreviation used................................................................................. 102

References ............................................................................................ 103
ANNEXURE I
Sample Questionnaire format for Inventorisation
LIST OF FIGURES
Seasonal variation in MSW generation 6
District wise total nos. of municipal body 17
District wise MSW generation/day(MT) 18
District wise Municipal Population Density (person/sq.km.) 18
District wise per capita waste generation/day (in municipal areas) 19
LIST OF TABLES
Seasonal variation in MSW generation 6
MSW composition (% by weight) 7
MSW composition in some Indian cities
(India’s Development Report, 1997) 7
Health care waste generation rate (WBHSDP Report, 2002-03) 11
District wise total no. of Municipal Bodies 16
District wise total municipal bodies and waste generation 17
District wise list of BMW treatment facility installed under WBHSDP 95
In every district information are given in these four type of tables

Table I : Brief general information about Municipal bodies
Table II : MSW generation, collection status
Table III : MSW transportation and disposal status
Table IV : Health care units and bed capacity
Executive summary
The State of West Bengal comprises of nineteen Districts, having all together 126 nos. municipal
bodies (6 nos. Municipal Corporations, 118 nos. Municipalities and 2 nos. Notified Area
Authorities). Out of these 126 nos. Municipal bodies, 41 nos. (3 nos. Municipal Corporations and
38 nos. Municipalities) are situated within the Kolkata Metropolitan Area (KMA), the urban
agglomeration of the city of Kolkata.
Total about 8,700 MT of MSW is generated per day in 126 nos. municipal areas of West Bengal.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation area contributes the maximum amount of 2,700 MT daily.
Most of the municipalities in the state, do not have adequate arrangement for the collection,
transportation, and disposal of the municipal solid waste. In addition to these, the non-availability
of the land is the major constrain for the municipalities, particularly which are situated within
KMA, to develop the solid waste management system.
Bhadreswar Municipality in Hooghly District has developed compost plant which consist of
windrows as well as vermi compost. Following ‘waste to energy’ concept, they have also
installed a Gobar(cow dung) Gas Plant and the gas generated from the plant is utilized as fuel for
the furnace of a crematorium in their municipal area and the residue generated from this Bio-Gas
Plant are used as organic manure.
Around 200 nos. Govt. Hospitals, 50 nos. Municipal health care units, 1,100 nos. Private
Hospital/Nursing Homes have been identified within the 126 nos. municipal areas. The total bed
strength of these health care units is 61,630 and the approximate BMW generation is about 15.5
MT /day (calculated on the basis of 250 gms. of BMW/day/bed).
Except the health care units situated in Kolkata, Howrah, 24 Parganas North & South and Nadia
districts, most of the health care units dump their bio-medical wastes in municipal vats/bins
without any treatment. Under the West Bengal Health System Development Project a good nos. of
State Govt. Hospitals have developed the BMW treatment and disposal facility. With the active
cooperation of the local bodies, a few of the facilities functioning as a common facility for the
nearby health care units against charges.
Two Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility (CBMWTDF) has been
developed (one in Howrah District and another in Nadia District) on Public Private Partnership
(PPP) concept. Both the facility has the capacity to treat the BMW generated from 30,000 beds. It
provides services for collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of BMW with user charges
for the health care establishments situated within the Districts of Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly,
North 24-Parganas, South 24-Parganas, Nadia.
Two more CBMWTDF are under construction by the private agency– one at Asansol, Dist.
Burdwan and another one at Haldia, Dist. East Midnapore. These two facilities will also provide
services for collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of BMW.
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
With rapid urbanization and ever increasing population growth there has been a substantial
increase in the generation of solid waste & contamination of air, water and land resources. The
solid wastes from different municipalities, not managed properly, have been creating problems
for human health and environment. Some of the solid wastes have been proved to be extremely
toxic and infectious. The uncontrolled dumping of such wastes have not only brought about
increasing number of incidents of health hazard but also causing the surface and ground water
contamination and thus posing serious environmental threat to the human being.
Realizing the seriousness of the problem of solid waste management and therefore to regulate
the management and handling of the municipal solid waste, the draft of the Municipal Solid
Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1999 were published by the Ministry of Environment
and Forest, Government of India vide No. S.O.783(E), dated the 27th September, 1999 in the
Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3 & sub section (ii) and finally, in exercise of the powers
conferred by Section 3, 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986) it has
been notified as Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000 vide no.
S.O.908(B) dated the 25th September, 2000.
The objective of the rule is to make every municipal authority, within the territorial area of the
municipality, responsible for the implementation of the provisions of these rules, and for any
infrastructure development for collection, storage, segregation, transportation, processing and
disposal of Municipal Solid Wastes.
The majority of the municipal authorities, not only in our State but also in the country, have not
taken the MSW management as their priority agenda. Like other states, the implementation
status of the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, particularly for the
scientific disposal of municipal solid wastes, in our State is also very poor.
Along with the MSW, the BMW generated from the various health care establishments also
poses a serious threat to the environment. Poor Management of these wastes is a major
challenge for the society. The costly equipments for the waste treatment as well as the space
constrain and also the lack of awareness are the major issues for the poor hospital waste
management, in the health care units, particularly the small nursing homes. At present most of
the health care units are disposing their BMWs along with their general wastes in municipal vats.
Sometimes these wastes are also buried or burned in on\pen air. There is no waste segregation
or treatment. To ensure proper BMW management the Bio-medical Waste (Management &
Handling) Rules were notified in 1998, but till date the implementation status of the Rules is very
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poor. Moreover, due to shortage of manpower, the State Board had no detailed information
about the management of these wastes, particularly municipal solid wastes and bio-medical
wastes in the State.
Keeping this in view, the Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India, has come forward in
the year 2003 with financial assistance for projects to strengthen the infrastructure of Central
Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the State Pollution Control Boards/ Pollution Control
Committees in order to ensure effective implementation of the provisions laid down in the rules
related to Municipal Solid Waste and Bio-Medical Waste. Like other state boards, the West
Bengal Pollution Control Board has been awarded the same project. The objective of the project
is to conduct detailed survey in different municipal bodies of the state for the inventorisation of
municipal solid waste as well as bio-medical waste and prepare a strategy for better
management of the Municipal Solid Waste and Bio-medical Waste in the State of West Bengal.
1.1 Objective of the Project
1) Qualitative as well as quantitative assessment of solid wastes generated in different

municipal areas of the West Bengal.
2) Inventorisation of the existing system of storage, collection, transportation and

disposal of MSW including Biomedical waste and identification of deficiencies in the
respective management system.
3) To create awareness among people associated with different local bodies and health
care units about the necessities and requirements for scientific segregation, storage,
treatment and disposal of MSW and BMW.
1.2 Scope of the Project
 To quantify the solid wastes generated in the municipalities of West Bengal.
 To study the existing system of collection, storage, transportation and disposal of

MSW including bio-medical waste and to identify the deficiencies in the system.
 To recommend an appropriate system for segregation, collection, storage,

transportation, treatment and disposal of MSW and BMW.
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1.3 Methodology
The methodology followed for preparing the inventory is given below :
1. Listing of municipal bodies and their contact phone no. for all districts in West Bengal.
2. Collection of information through circulation of questionnaire (format of the

questionnaire presented in Annexure-I)
3. Field visits and interactions with concerned municipal authorities.
4. Study of existing storage, collection, transportation, processing and disposal facilities

of municipal solid waste, as well as future plan for betterment of the management
system.
5. Crosschecking with the information given by the individual municipalities in the MSW
Authorization application and Annual Reports.
6. Laboratory analysis of solid waste collected from different dumpsite.
7. Collection of information about the inventory of health care units from the CMOH
Offices of the Districts and Municipalities and visit of the individual health care units
within municipal areas about their bio-medical waste management.
8. Crosschecking the inventory regarding health care units with the records given by the
Regional Offices of the State Board.
9. Preparation of interim and final report.
1.4 Problems / Limitations
a) Quantification of solid waste depends on various factors such as weather, economic

status, geographical position of municipalities etc. In most of the cases there is no
proper quantification method. It has been done on the basis of information provided
by the municipalities.
b) As there is no unique method or management system, the data given by the

Municipal Authorities regarding solid waste generation, collection etc. vary largely. In
some cases they have given absurd figures which have been modified logically.
c) Lack of uniformities in the available information regarding solid waste management of

different municipalities.
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CHAPTER II
SOLID WASTE
Municipal Solid Waste
Bio-Medical Waste
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Municipal Solid Waste
Municipal Solid Waste consists of household wastes, market wastes, construction and
demolition debris, sanitation residues, drain silt, waste from streets, etc. With rapid urbanization,
rising population and change in lifestyle as well as food habits, the amount of MSW has been
increasing rapidly. Moreover, its composition ratio is also changing. Over the last few years, the
consumer market has grown rapidly leading to products being packed in cans, aluminium foils,
plastics and other such non-biodegradable items that cause incalculable harm to the
environment.
Generation and composition
Municipal waste production is related to levels of industrialization and income status. Per capita
waste generation varies between 2.75 and 4.0 kgs./day in high income countries, but is as low
as 0.5 kgs./day in those countries with lowest income.
Generation not only varies from place to place but also from season to season in the same
place. During summer the refuse generation in Indian cities is increased by about 25% due to
consumption of fruits like mangoes, melons, green coconuts etc. A typical variation in physico-
chemical characteristics of MSW at Kolkata is summarized below.
Seasonal variation in MSW generation
70
60
50
Bio-degradable
40
30
Paper
20
10 Plastics
0
Monsoon Winter Summer Stones, Bricks,
Ash etc.
Seasons
Seasonal variation in MSW generation

Seasons
Constituent (%)
Monsoon Winter Summer
Bio-degradable 41.17 55.03 59.20
Paper 6.10 3.94 3.87
Plastics 4.06 3.33 2.27
Stones, Bricks, Ash etc. 35.00 26.90 18.57
Moisture 63.54 60.87 60.31
Source : Santra, S., Environmental Science, Central Book Agency.
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Though substantial amount of paper, rags, glass find ways to the refuse near its source, they are
reclaimed enroot by rag pickers, before reaching the disposal point. The waste reaching the
disposal point contains a large percentage of garbage and inorganic matter giving it a higher
density low calorific value.
An analysis of physical characteristic of general solid waste was done as a part of a study
carried out by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) in 1995 across
various cities with population range from 0.1 million to 5 million yielded the following results.
MSW Composition
Constituent % by weight
Paper 2.91 to 6.43
Rubber, Leather and synthetics 0.78 to 0.28
Glass 0.56 to 0.94
Metal 0.33 to 0.80
Compostable material 30.84 to 44.57
Inert material 43.59 to 53.90
Source : NEERI, 1995.
Market wastes (generally huge quantity of bio-degradable materials)
However, India’s Development Report 1997 reported individual composition of Municipal Solid
Waste of some Indian cities as follows :
MSW composition in some Indian cities

CHARACTERISTICS (%)
CITIES Non-Biodegradable
Biodegradable
Paper Plastic Metal Glass Ash & Earth
Kolkata 3.18 0.65 0.66 0.38 34.00 47.00
Delhi 6.29 0.85 1.21 0.57 36.00 35.00
Nagpur 1.88 1.35 1.33 1.34 41.42 34.81
Bangalore 4.00 2.00 - 1.00 15.00 78.00
Mumbai 10.00 2.00 3.60 0.20 44.20 40.00
Source : India’s Development Report, 1997.
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The largest low moisture constituent of MSW is paper. Other low moisture combustible materials
are plastics, textiles, rubber, leather and wood. These materials can be called “Dry
Combustibles” in distinction to the “Wet Combustibles” of food, plant and other wastes, which
contain 50-70% of water. “Non Combustibles” are metal, glasses and other inorganic
compounds that have no heating value.
Health impacts of MSW
Wastes that are not properly managed, especially excreta and other liquid and solid wastes from
household and the community, create serious health hazards and lead to infectious diseases.
Unattended wastes lying around attract flies, rats and other vectors in turn spreading diseases.
Normally, it is the wet wastes that decompose and release bad odour. This leads to unhygienic
conditions thereby causing a rise in health problems. Thus excessive solid waste that is
generated should be controlled by taking certain preventive measures.
The group at risk from the unscientific disposal of solid wastes include– the population in areas
where there is no proper waste disposal method, especially pre-school children; waste workers
in facilities producing toxic and infectious materials. Other high-risk groups include population
living close to a waste dump and those, whose water supply has become contaminated either
due to waste dumping or leachate from landfill site. Uncollected solid wastes also increases risk
of injury and infections.
In particular, organic domestic waste poses a serious threat, since they ferment, creating
conditions favourable to the survival and growth of micro-biol pathogens. Direct handling of solid
wastes can result in various types of infectious and chronic diseases with the waste workers and
the rag pickers being the most vulnerable.
Legislation and policies on MSW management
The Draft Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules 1999 published under the
Notification of the Govt. of India in the Min. of Env. & Forests No. S. O. 783 (E) dt. 27.09.1999 in
the Gazette of India. Then in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3, 6 & 25 of the E.P.
Act, 1986 Cent. Govt. has notified this Rule as Municipal Solid Wastes (Management &
Handling) Rules 2000 published on 25.09.2000. It is the primary regulatory instrument for
governing solid waste throughout India. It is administrated nationally by CPCB and State
Governments are responsible for implementation of the MSW Rules at the State level.
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Some of the salient features of MSW Rules are :
1) Every municipal authority shall, within the territorial area of the municipality be responsible for
the implementation of the provision of these Rules and for any infrastructure development for
collection, storage, segregation, transportation, processing and disposal of MSW.
2) Littering of MSW shall be prohibited in cities, towns and in urban areas notified by the
municipal authority.
3) Municipalities must ensure that BMW and industrial wastes are not mixed with MSW and
managed in accordance with Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Amendment
Rules, 2003 and the Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Amendment Rules, 2003.
4) In order to encourage the citizens, Municipal Authority shall organize awareness program for
segregation of wastes and shall promote recycling or reuse of segregated materials.
5) Municipal Authority shall establish and maintain storage facilities in such a manner as they
do not create unhygienic and insanitary conditions around it.
6) Vehicles used for transportation of wastes shall be covered. Waste should not be visible to
public, nor exposed to open environment preventing their scattering.
7) Municipal Authorities shall adopt suitable technology or combination of such technologies to

make use of wastes so as to minimize burden on landfill.
8) Landfilling should be restricted to non-biodegradable, inert wastes and other wastes that are
not suitable either for recycling or biological processing, viz. drain silts, compost residue, etc.
9) The Municipal Authority or an operator of a facility shall make an application for grant of
Authorization for setting up waste processing and disposal facilities including landfill from
State Board or the Committee.
Bio Medical Waste
The waste generating by the health care units are termed as bio-medical waste. The hospital
waste has always been considered potentially hazardous. The disposal of untreated bio-medical
wastes poses an environmental and public health risk. It also presents an occupational health
hazards to the health care personnel who handle these wastes at the point of generation, and
those involved with their management i.e. segregation, storage, transport, treatment and
disposal. The indiscriminate disposal of untreated wastes are the causes to spread the infectious
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diseases. Apart from these, a good amount of bio-medical wastes such as disposable syringes,
saline bottles, I.V. fluid bottles etc. etc. are picked up by the rag pickers and are recycled back
into the market without any disinfections. It is imperative, therefore, to adopt appropriate system
for the safe collection, storage, transport, treatment and disposal of the hospital wastes. realizing
the seriousness of the problems associated with the poor management of the bio-medical
wastes, the Govt. of India had notified the Bio-Medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules
in the years 1998 in order to regulate the environmental menace due to mismanagement of the
hospital waste.
Generation and composition
Waste generation and composition from health care units depends upon a number of factors
such as waste management methods, type of health care units, occupancy of healthcare unit,
specialization of the healthcare unit, ratio of reusable items in use, availability of infrastructure
and resources etc.
According to a WHO report, around 85% of the hospital wastes are actually non-hazardous, 10%
are infectious and 5% are non-infectious but hazardous. A study conducted by Vatavaran, a
NGO, in Delhi shows an average waste generation of 1.5 kgs./bed/day and around 45.5% of the
total wastes is infectious in nature.
Whereas, a rapid survey covering 10 hospitals in Mumbai carried out by Hospital Inspection
Society of India shows that waste generation vary between 0.6 to 2.1 kgs./bed/day.
A study conducted by the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata concluded that
 General waste containing food wastes, paper, plastics, floor sweeping, discarded glassware,
earth pot etc. constitute bulk (56-78% by weight) of the hospital waste.
 Waste generated in large government hospitals in Kolkata, private hospitals and nursing
homes ranges between 1044 gms/bed/day and 1368 gms/bed/day whereas waste generated
in large government hospitals in districts are comparatively low 397 gms/bed/day.
 Incinerable waste constitutes 19-30% (by weight) of the total waste generated.
During the year 2002-2003 the waste survey have been carried out at different Govt. hospitals of
various categories in West Bengal. The average generation of different types of healthcare
waste for different categories of hospitals is tabulated below.
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Health care waste generation
Hospital Healthcare Bio-medical waste
General
Category waste Infectious non
waste Total Anatomical Sharp
(bed generation rate sharp waste
(%) BMW (%) waste (%) Waste (%)
strength) (gms./bed/day) (%)
251-600 702 70.12 29.88 3.70 1.21 24.97
126-250 678 64.05 35.95 5.49 2.40 28.06
51-125 658 66.08 33.92 5.26 1.82 26.84
Upto 50 782 66.48 33.52 4.98 2.33 26.23
Average 705 66.68 33.32 4.86 1.94 26.52
Source : WBHSDP report, 2002-2003.
Health impacts of BMW
The hazardous component of health care waste may contain infectious agents, toxic and
hazardous chemicals and pharmaceuticals, radioactive materials and sharps that can cause
health hazards to hospital patients, healthcare workers and the general public at large.
Poor hospital waste management may cause the following diseases :

 Hepatitis B & C
 HIV positive
 Gastro-enteric infections
 Respiratory infections
 Blood stream infections
 Skin infections
 Radioactive toxicity
 Health problem associated with air and water pollution.
Apart from the above mentioned incidents, there are other environmental problems associated
with untreated BMW generated from the healthcare units, which are as follows :
 Decomposing waste may generate foul odour inside hospital premises and surrounding area.
 Drains may be clogged with waste materials creating unhygienic environment within the
surrounding hospital premises. This phenomenon may also help in breading of
mosquitoes/flies that might contribute to spreading of infectious diseases.
 Waste dump may attract stray animals and birds that might spread waste materials leading
to unaesthetic and unhygienic environment.
 Indiscriminate disposal of pharmaceutical products (antibiotics and cytotoxic drugs) and

discharge of untreated wastewater generated from the health care units could have
disastrous ecological effects.
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 Open dump of waste may decompose to produce leachate that might contaminate ground
water.
 Uncontrolled and open burning of wastes can generate dioxins and furans, thus polluting the
air.
Rules framed for the BMW management
The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), Govt. of India, notified the Bio-Medical Waste
(Management and Handling) Rules in July 1998 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986,
through Gazette notification S.O. 630(E). Thereafter, the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and
Handling) Rules were amended twice in the year 2000 and the last amendment was made in the
year 2003. The first amendment was published on 6th March 2000 vide S.O. 210(E) and second
amendment was published on 2nd June 2000 vide the Gazette Notification S.O. 545(E), third
Amendment was published on 17th September 2003 vide Gazette Notification S.O. 1069(E).
These rules regulate the generation, handling, collection, storage, transport, treatment and
disposal of Bio-Medial Wastes.
Some of the salient features of these rules are as follows :
1) These rules are applicable to the Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Veterinary Institutions,
Pathological Laboratories and Clinics, Blood Banks, etc. generating bio-medical wastes.
2) The State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Committee is the prescribed authority for
the implementation of the Rules in the Sates/Union Territories.
3) Every occupier of the health care units generating, collecting, receiving, storing, transporting,
treating, disposing and/or handling BMW in any other manner, except such occupier of
clinics, dispensaries, pathological laboratories, blood banks providing treatment/service to
less than 1000 (one thousand) patients per month, shall make an application in Form-I to the
prescribed authority for grant of authorization.
4) The prescribed authority shall on receipt of Form-I make such enquiry as it deems fit and if it
is satisfied that the applicant possesses the necessary capacity to handle the BMW in
accordance with the Rules, grant or renew an authorization as the case may be.
5) The Onus of the treatment of the BMW squarely lies with the occupier of the health care
units.
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6) The Municipal body of the area shall pick up and transport segregated non-bio-medical
waste generated in the hospital and nursing homes, as well as duly treated BMW for disposal
at municipal dump site.
7) The BMW shall not be stored beyond 48 hours without permission of the appropriate
authority.
8) The occupier of the health care unit needs to maintain the records related to the generation,
collection, reception, storage, transportation, treatment, disposal and/or any form of handling
BMW.
9) Every occupier/operator shall submit an annual report to the State Pollution Control Board in
Form-II by 31st January every year. The State Pollution Control Board shall send these
information in a compiled form to the CPCB by 31st March every year.
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CHAPTER III
DISTRICT WISE STATUS OF

MSW & BMW IN WEST BENGAL
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West Bengal is one of the eastern states of India (situated between 21°31'N to 27°14'N and 85°
51'E to 89°00'E longitude). West Bengal is the gateway to the beautiful northeastern states of
India. Its capital Calcutta (now Kolkata) was once the capital of the British Empire and still
remains the cultural capital of India with a strong tradition in literature and fine arts.
The climate in general is tropical type, but West Bengal has a variety in its landscape. In south,
world’s largest river-delta– delta of the river Ganges –Sundarbans (partly in Bangladesh), a
world famous mangrove forest
and tiger reserve area under
West Bengal BHUTAN
(Natural) NEPAL
South 24 Parganas District, and Orissa
some areas of this district and
East-Midnapore have coastal Bihar
Bihar
areas (Bakkhali, Sagar, in South
24-Parganas District and Digha,
Frazergunj, in East Midnapore
Dist.) and port (Haldia in East
BANGLADESH
Midnapore). Parts of West
Midnapore, Purulia, Bankura
Districts have rough and dry
type of soil, and also some
undulating areas. In North,
mainly Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri
Jharkhand
and Coochbehar Districts are
touching the Himalayan
mountain range. Other parts are
mainly plain.
Orissa
The total area of West Bengal is 87,853 sq. km. It is India’s 12th largest State. In the north West
Bengal touches the Indian States of Assam (north-east) and Sikkim (north) and shares
international borders with Bhutan (north), Nepal (north-west) and Bangladesh (east). To the
western end it touches Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand. The southern plains of the State are criss-
crossed with a network of rivers, the major being Bhagirathi and tributaries. The Bhagirathi itself
known as Hooghly in the lower reaches is part of the river Ganga. The two great rivers, Ganga
and Brahmaputra, merge to form great deltas at the mouth of the Bay of Bengal before they
drain out into the sea.
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There are 19 nos. districts in West Bengal namely Bankura, Birbhum, Bardhaman, Coochbehar,
Darjeeling, Dinajpur(N), Dinajpur(S), Hooghly, Howrah, Jalpaiguri, Kolkata, Malda, Medinipur(E),
Medinipur(W), Murshidabad, Nadia, Purulia, North 24-Parganas and South 24-Parganas.
Municipal area of West Bengal comprises of 126 nos. municipal bodies including 6 nos.
Municipal Corporation. Kolkata Municipal Corporation is the largest municipal body having area
187.33 sq. km. with population strength 45,80,544 (as per Census 2001) whereas regarding
municipal area, Tarakeswar Municipality in Hooghly District represents the smallest member of
the family having 1.5 sq.km. area and as per Census 2001, Mirik Municipality in Darjeeling
District is smallest municipal body having population only 9,179.
District wise no. of Municipal Bodies

Population
Total
Sl. Above Between Between
District Municipal Below
No. 10 5 and 10 1 and 5
bodies 1 lakh
lakhs lakhs lakhs
1 24 Parganas(N) 27 - - 22 5
2 24 Parganas(S) 7 - - 2 5
3 Bankura 3 - - 1 2
4 Barddhaman 11 - - 6 5
5 Birbhum 6 - - - 6
6 Cooch Behar 6 - - - 6
7 Darjeeling 5 - - 2 3
8 Hooghly 12 - - 9 3
9 Howrah 3 1 - 2 -
10 Jalpaiguri 4 - - 1 3
11 Kolkata 1 1 - - -
12 Maldah 2 - - 1 1
13 Midnapore(East) 5 - - 1 4
14 Midnapore(West) 8 - - 2 6
15 Murshidabad 7 - - 1 6
16 Nadia 10 - - 3 7
17 North Dinajpur 4 - - 1 3
18 Purulia 3 - - 1 2
19 South Dinajpur 2 - - 1 1
Total : 126 2 0 56 68
According to the CPCB Classification of local bodies and as per Census 2001, in West Bengal
2 nos. municipal corporations (Kolkata & Howrah) have Metro town status i.e. above 10 lakh
population and 56 nos. municipal bodies fall under the category of Class-I municipality
(population >1 lakh but not more than 10 lakhs), 27 nos. municipal bodies fall under Class-II
municipality (population between 50,000 to 99,999), 32 nos. fall under Class-III municipality
(population between 20,000 and 49,999), 8 nos. municipalities are fall under Class-IV
(population 10,000 to 19,999) and only one (Mirik Municipality in Darjeeling District) falls under
Class-V (population below 10,000) category.
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District wise total Municipal Bodies and waste generation
Total
Total Per Capita
Total Population in Population Total Waste
Sl. Municipal Waste
District Municipal Municipal Density generated/day
No. areas Generation
bodies areas (per sq.km) (in MT)
(in sq. km. ) (gms/day)
(Census 2001)
1. 24 Pgs(N) 27 429.89 4610019 10724 2133.54 462.81
2. 24 Pgs(S) 7 141.69 940453 6637 195.69 208.08
3. Bankura 3 52.67 218102 4141 85.13 390.32
4. Barddhaman 11 568.49 2021971 3557 635.40 314.25
5. Birbhum 6 68.15 284120 4169 150.27 528.90
6. Cooch Behar 6 32.92 175521 5332 72.67 414.02
7. Darjeeling 5 72.22 670031 9277 222.93 332.72
8. North Dinajpur 4 55.00 295399 5371 70.57 238.90
9. South Dinajpur 2 20.00 189064 9453 65.24 345.07
10. Hooghly 12 152.88 1354163 8858 510.80 377.21
11. Howrah 3 97.00 1472374 15179 1015.00 689.36
12. Jalpaiguri 4 44.33 234469 5289 73.72 314.16
13. Kolkata 1 187.33 4580544 24452 2700.00 589.45
14. Maldah 2 22.83 224392 9829 47.10 209.90
15. Midnapore(East) 5 183.92 369276 2008 98.30 266.20
16. Midnapore(West) 8 129.34 529965 4097 214.31 404.39
17. Murshidabad 7 92.00 467366 5080 159.55 341.38
18. Nadia 10 139.60 749443 5369 200.91 268.08
19. Purulia 3 30.00 153448 5115 23.40 152.49
Total: 126 2520.26 19540120 7753 8674.47 360.40
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districts but they have less numbers of municipal bodies.
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District wise MSW generation/day(MT)
(considering only Municipal areasof the Districts)
North Dinajpur
Murshidabad
Purulia
Midnapore(W) Nadia
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Maldah 24 Pgs(N)
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Kolkata
Bankura
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Birbhum
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Hooghly
Howrah
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generates maximum MSW (2,700MT/day) as there is maximum population density and Purulia
District generates minimum (23.40 MT) MSW per day.
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lower density in municipal areas.
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Kolkata. It may be due to the flying population. In Purulia, Maldah, South 24 Parganas District
per capita waste generation is low.
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District : BANKURA
Bankura, is a district inhabited by high percentage of tribal population. It covers an area of 6,882
sq. km. and has a population strength of 31,91,822 (as in Census-2001). It is a partly hilly and
arid land with rich mineral deposits, e.g. mica, lead, iron-ore, zinc, etc. Cultivation being the main
source of income, Rice, wheat, corn, sugarcane are the chief cultivable crops. It is also famous
for its traditional music, art (e.g. Terracotta, Dokra) and culture. With diverse variety of local and
large tracts of forests (1,397 sq. km.), hills, rivers (Damodar, Kanksabati, Silabati, Dwarkeshwar)
the districts has found place in the tourist map. Mukutmanipur, Bishnupur, Jhilmili,
Joyrambati/Kamarpukur, Sushunia Hill, etc. are the notable tourist spots of attraction.
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Municipal Bodies
The district Bankura with 3 municipal bodies, namely Bankura, Bishnupur and Sonamukhi,
covers an area of 52.67 sq. km. and has population strength of 2,18,102. These municipal
bodies together generate 85.13 MT of MSW per day (refer Table-II), with Bankura Municipality
heading the list (Bankura- 60.13 MT, Bishnupur- 13.00MT and Sonamukhi- 12.00 MT). The
MSW collection status of these municipal bodies is 57.11 MT/day(refer Table-II) with handcarts,
tricycle and trailers being the major means of collection. The transportation of the collected MSW
takes place through truck and tractors to the land earmarked for MSW disposal. Bankura
Municipal body at present has 5.00 acres of land for MSW disposal followed by Sonamukhi-
10792 sq.m. and Bishnupur- 337 sq.m. A further 20234 sq.m of land has been identified for
MSW disposal at Bankura and Sonamukhi municipality. Bio-medical Wastes in this district are
mostly generated from several clinics, health care and pathological units. At present, there are
about 23 nos. health care units (bed capacity 1,429) and 51 nos. clinics and pathological units in
operation till date generating about 0.356 MT of BMW/day (refer Table-IV). However, as per
provisions of Bio-medical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998, there exists no
separate treatment and disposal facility for BMW at these municipalities, with Sonamukhi
municipality utilizing an ordinary pit/trench for its BMW disposal.
Table I : Brief general information about the Municipal Bodies

Name & Address of the Population
Population Population Total area Municipal
Municipality Phone/FAX No. density/
in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. km.) category
sq. km.
Bankura Municipality
953242 250367
Tamlibandh, Machantala, 1,14,876 1,28,811 19.00 6,780 Class-I
FAX. 953242 250367
Dist. Bankura
Bishnupur Municipality
953244 252 073/591 56,128 61,943 22.019 2,813 Class-II
Bishnupur, Dist. Bankura
Sonamukhi Municipality
953244 275 238/988 24,640 27,348 11.65 2,347 Class-III
PO. Sonamukhi, Dist. Bankura

Collection method
MSW
Per capita MSW Doorstep Roadside
Genera Collection Total
Name of the Population waste Collection (no. of wards (no. of wards
tion / efficiency no. of
Municipality in 2001 generation /day covered and covered and
day (%) wards
(gms/day) (in MT) collection collection
(in MT)
schedule) schedule)
Bankura 1,28,811 60.13 466.81 42.01 70 23 Yet to start 23-Daily
Bishnupur 61,943 13.00 209.87 5.10 39 19 Yet to start 19-Daily
Sonamukhi 27,348 12.00 438.78 10.00 83 15 Yet to start 15-Daily
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Collection of MSW Transportation of MSW Disposal land
MSW
Name of the Generation Existing
Municipality /day Hand No. of No. of land for New land identified
Tricycle Trailer
(in MT) cart Truck Tractor MSW for MSW disposal
disposal
Bankura 60.13 01 175 6 1 6 5.00 Acres 20234 sq. m.
Bishnupur 13.00 NIL 30 4 NIL 4 337 sq.m NIL
Sonamukhi 12.00 02 24 4 NIL 4 10792 sq.m 20234 sq. m.

Per day BMW
No. of Munici
Name of the Govt. Pvt. Total Per day generation in MT Disposal Facility
Clinic/Path pal
Municipality HCU HCU Bed Occupancy (considering for BMW
labs. HCU
250gms/bed/day)
No separate
Bankura 40 0 1 16 1,152 1,159 0.288 collection or disposal
system
No separate
Bishnupur 4 0 1 2 239 248 0.059 collection or disposal
system
Sonamukhi 7 0 1 2 38 132 0.009 Ordinary pit / trench
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District : BARDDHAMAN
Dainhat
It is a district with agriculture, industry and mining, all at their peak. It covers an area of 7,024 sq.
km. having population strength 69,19,698 (as in the Census-2001). The eastern region of the
district is a low alluvial plain, densely populated and often waterlogged and swampy. The
western region is one of the busiest industrial tracts with rich deposits of coal, fire clay and iron-
ore, especially in the Ranigunj coalfield area. Coal mining and agricultural production of rice,
rapeseed, legumes and linseed are the primary activities in this district. Ajoy, Damodar,
Bhagirathi are the major rivers of this district. Some regions of this district e.g. Barddhaman
Rajbari etc. are of historic interest.
Municipal Bodies
Barddhaman district have 11 nos. municipal bodies, namely Asansol, Barddhaman, Dainhat,
Durgapur, Guskara, Jamuria, Kalna, Katwa, Kulti, Memari and Raniganj. These 11 nos.
municipal bodies altogether covers an area of 568.49 sq. km. with total municipal population
strength 20,21,971. They total produce per day 635.40 MT of MSW excluding bio-medical
wastes, generated by 150 nos. health care units (bed strength 5,247) and total 130 nos. clinics
and pathological units. Though, they have municipal dumping ground there are no facility for
scientific treatment/disposal of bio-medical waste.
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Total
Population
Name & Address of the Population Population area Municipal
Phone/FAX No. density/
Municipality in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. category
sq. km.
km.)
Asansol Municipal Corp. 95341 220
PO. Asansol, 2219/9476/9225 2,62,188 4,86,304 127.00 3,829 Class I
Dist. Barddhaman FAX : 95341 220 2491
Barddhaman Municipality
95342 266 2777/256
G. T. Road, PO.
4121 2,45,079 2,85,871 23.00 12,429 Class I
Barddhaman,
FAX : 0342 256 0717
Dist. Barddhaman
Dainhat Municipality
PO. Dainhat, 244 228/747 20,349 22,593 10.36 2,181 Class III
Dist. Barddhaman
Durgapur Municipal Corp.
95343 254 6107
City Centre, Durgapur 16, 4,25,836 4,92,996 154.00 3,201 Class I
FAX : 254 6472
Dist. Barddhaman
Guskara Municipality
953452 255 077/ 767
Guskara, 26,995 31,863 17.00 1,874 Class III
FAX : 255 767
Dist. Barddhaman
Jamuria Municipality
Damodarpur, PO. Nandi, 95341 2455562/2455984
1,18,494 1,29,456 79.20 1,635 Class I
Dist. Barddhaman FAX : 0341 245 5984
PIN 713344
Kalna Municipality
953454 255004
Dangapara, PO. Kalna, 47,229 52,176 10.00 5,218 Class II
FAX : 953454 256 242
Dist. Barddhaman
Katwa Municipality
PO. Katwa, Dist. 953453 255005/255160
55,541 71,573 7.93 9,026 Class II
Barddhaman, FAX : 03453 255160
PIN 713130
Kulti Municipality
PO. Sitarampur, 95341 251 0642
1,08,518 2,90,057 99.00 2,930 Class I
Dist. Barddhaman, FAX : 0341 251 1345
PIN 713359
Memari Municipality 95342 2250825/
PO & PS. Memari, 2250942 29,000 36,191 16.00 2,262 Class III
Dist. Barddhaman
Raniganj Municipality
N. S. B. Road, PO. Raniganj, 95341 244 4825/7485
61,997 1,22,891 25.00 4,916 Class I
Dist. Barddhaman, FAX : 244 7484
PIN 713347
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Collection method
MSW
Per capita MSW Doorstep Roadside
Genera Collection Total
Name of the Population waste Collecti (no. of wards (no. of wards
tion / efficiency no. of
Municipality in 2001 generation on /day covered and covered and
day (%) wards
(gms/day) (in MT) collection collection
(in MT)
schedule) schedule)
Asansol 4,86,304 180.00 370.14 140.00 78 50 1- Alternate day 49- Alternate day
Barddhaman 2,85,871 110.00 384.79 107.00 97 35 NIL All-Daily
All-Daily/Alternate
Dainhat 22,593 16.00 708.18 15.00 94 14 NIL
day
Durgapur 4,92,996 108.00 219.07 100.00 93 43 2-Daily All-Daily/Weekly
Guskara 31,863 20.00 627.69 10.00 50 16 NIL All-Daily
Jamuria 1,29,456 14.00 108.14 13.00 93 22 NIL All-Weekly
Kalna 52,176 20.00 383.32 15.00 75 18 NIL All-Daily
Katwa 71,573 43.00 600.79 38.00 88 19 NIL All-Daily
Kulti 2,90,057 91.00 313.73 30.00 33 35 All-Daily All-Daily
Memari 36,191 7.60 210.00 1.00 13 16 NIL All-Alternate day
Raniganj 1,22,891 25.8 210.00 25.00 97 21 NIL Partially-Daily

Transportation
MSW Collection of MSW Disposal land
of MSW
Name of the Generation
Existing land
Municipality /day Hand No. of No. of New land identified
Tricycle Trailer for MSW
(in MT) cart Truck Tractor for MSW disposal
disposal
Asansol 180.00 NIL NIL NIL 26 NIL Indiscriminate One site identified
Barddhaman 110.00 70 200 02 10 02 7 Acres NIL
Dainhat 16.00 NIL 01 03 NIL 01 Indiscriminate NIL
Durgapur 108.00 NIL NIL NIL 11 NIL 3.5 Acres 3 sites, 8.76 Acres
Guskara 20.00 NIL NIL 01 NIL 01 2 Bighas 1 site
Jamuria 14.00 NIL NIL 02 NIL 02 Indiscriminate NIL
Kalna 20.00 04 NIL 04 NIL 02 3 Acres NIL
Katwa 43.00 NIL 52 07 NIL 03 2.3 Acres NIL
Kulti 91.00 NIL 70 03 07 03 1750 sq.m NIL
Memari 7.60 NIL NIL 01 NIL 01 Indiscriminate NIL
Raniganj 25.8 NIL N.A. 04 NIL 04 Indiscriminate NIL
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No. of Per day BMW
Name of the Clinic/ Municipal Govt. Pvt. Total generation in MT Disposal Facility for
Municipality Path HCU HCU HCU Bed (considering BMW
labs. 250gms/bed/day)
No separate collection or
Asansol - 0 1 30 637 0.15
disposal system
Barddhaman 60 1 1 39 1,782 0.45
disposal system
Dainhat 0 0 0 0 NIL NIL
disposal system
Durgapur - 1 5 23 1,267 0.32
disposal system
Guskara 6 0 1 0 10 0.0025
disposal system
Jamuria 2 0 1 1 58 0.015
disposal system
Kalna 10 0 0 9 95 0.024
disposal system
Katwa 15 0 1 7 310 0.078
disposal system
Kulti 4 0 2 12 481 0.12
disposal system
Memari 5 0 1 3 74 0.019
disposal system
Raniganj 28 0 1 10 533 0.13
disposal system
* a private operator is going to develop a CBMWTDF for Barddhaman District (mainly for the
Asansol, Ranigunj, Durgapur, Kulti, Jamuria Municipal areas)
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District : BIRBHUM
The district is proud to have Visva Bharati at Santiniketan, Bolpur, the institution established by
the great Nobel Laureate poet Rabindra Nath Tagore. It covers an area of 4,545 sq. km. and
including some tribal population, the total population in this District is reported to be 30,12,546
(Census-2001). The District comprises of two distinct regions. In the west lies an undulating,
generally barren upland; comprising of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, rising to about 3,000 ft. and to
the east is a densely populated plain of Gangetic Delta. Rice, wheat, corn are the chief crops of
this district, which also harbours rich mineral deposits of coal, china-clay, iron-ore, etc. The
Ajoy, Mayurakshi, Bakreswar, and Dwarka are the principal rivers flowing through the district.
Santiniketan, Bakreswar, Tarapith are among the notable tourist spot of attraction.
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Municipal Bodies
The district Birbhum with 6 nos. municipal bodies, namely Bolpur, Dubrajpur, Nalhati,
Rampurhat, Sainthia and Suri covers an area of 68.15 sq. km. and has a total municipal
population strength of 2,84,120. Per day total 150.27 MT of MSW generate in these municipal
areas. Total 23 nos. health care units (bed strength 478) and 51 nos. clinics and pathological
units are situated in these municipal areas. Though, they have municipal dumping ground there
are no facility for scientific treatment/disposal of bio-medical waste.

Total
Population
sq. km.
km.)
Bolpur Municipality 953463 252501
Chandidas Nanoor Road, FAX : 03463 52,760 65,659 13.13 5,001 Class II
PO. Bolpur, Dist. Birbhum 252501
Dubrajpur Municipality 953462
PO. Dubrajpur, Dist. 244362/244519
26,983 32,752 16.85 1,944 Class III
Birbhum FAX : 03462
244362
Nalhati Municipality
953465 255300
Nalhati Municipal Office, 34,029 34,038 12.10 2,813 Class III
Nalhati, Dist. Birbhum
Rampurhat Municipality
953461 255008
PO. Rampurhat, Dist. 43,275 50,609 6.59 7,680 Class II
Birbhum
953462
Sainthia Municipality
264187/262367 30,024 39,244 10.00 3,924 Class III
Sainthia, Dist. Birbhum
953462
Suri Municipality
255534/257308 54,298 61,818 9.48 6,521 Class II
Suri, Dist. Birbhum

Collection method
MSW MSW
Per capita Doorstep Roadside
Genera Collect Collection
Name of the Population waste Total no. (no. of wards (no. of wards
tion / ion / efficiency
Municipality in 2001 generation of wards covered and covered and
day day (%)
(gms/day) collection collection
(in MT) (in MT)
schedule) schedule)
Bolpur 65,659 34.00 517.83 28.00 82 18 10-Alternate day All-Alternate day
Dubrajpur 32,752 7.36 224.72 3.80 52 16 Yet to start All
Nalhati 34,038 23.31 684.82 20.00 86 16 Yet to start All-Daily
All- Alternate
Rampurhat 50,609 10.60 210.00 10.00 94 17 Yet to start
day
Sainthia 39,244 25.00 637.04 18.00 72 16 Yet to start All
Suri 61,818 50.00 808.83 50.00 100 18 All-Daily NIL
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Transportation of
Storage MSW
Genera
Name of the (no. of New land
tion / Existing land
Municipality Bins/ Hand No. of No. of identified
day Tricycle Trailer for MSW
Vats) cart Truck Tractor for MSW
(in MT) disposal
disposal
Bolpur 34.00 594 22 44 4 NIL 4 10 Bighas NIL
Dubrajpur 7.36 28 2 8 1 NIL 1 NIL NIL
Nalhati 23.31 72 7 NIL 1 NIL 1 3.3 Acres NIL
Rampurhat 10.60 85 4 20 2 NIL 2 5 Bighas NIL
Sainthia 25.00 64 12 17 2 NIL 2 One site NIL
One site
Suri 50.00 85 50 40 4 NIL 4 NIL
identified

No. of Per day BMW
Name of the Clinic/P Municip Govt. Pvt. generation in MT
Total Bed Disposal Facility for BMW
Municipality ath al HCU HCU HCU (considering
Bolpur 12 NIL 1 2 80 0.020 In a trench

Not considerable amount of
Dubrajpur 6 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
BMW generates here
Nalhati 5 NIL 1 NIL 25 0.006 Ordinary pit / trench
Rampurhat 14 NIL NIL 4 19 0.004
disposal system
Sainthia 4 NIL 1 5 120 0.030
disposal system
Suri 10 NIL 2 7 598 0.15 One burial pit
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District : COOCHBEHAR
This district with beauty all around, covers an area of 3,387 sq. km. and has a population
strength of 24,78,280. The district is famous for its princely past along with its rich tradition of
education and rituals. The main attraction here is the Maharaja’s Palace, which was built in 1885
in Coochbehar town. Agricultural activity, which is the main source of income. Among the major
crops grow here tea, rice, jute etc. are notable. Raidak and Jaldhaka are the major rivers of this
district. Boxapahar, a tourist spot of this district is well known for its scenic beauty.
Municipal Bodies
Coochbehar district have 6 municipal bodies, namely Coochbehar, Dinhata, Haldiabari,

Mathabhanga, Mekhliganj, & Tufanganj. These municipal bodies altogether covers an area of
32.92 sq. km. with total municipal population strength 1,75,521. Per day 72.67 MT of MSW is
produced in these municipal areas excluding bio-medical wastes, generated by 15 nos. health
care units (bed strength 1118) and 101 nos. clinics and pathological units. Though, they have
municipal dumping ground there are no facility for scientific treatment/disposal of bio-medical
waste.
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Total Popula-
Name & Address of the Population Population area tion Municipal
Phone/FAX No.
Municipality in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. density/ category
km.) sq. km.
Coochbehar Municipality 953582 222286
P.O. : Coochbehar FAX : 953582 222656 71,215 76,812 8.29 9,266 Class II
Dist. : Coochbehar
Dinhata Municipality 953581 255 103/ 628
P.O.: Dinhata FAX : 255 682 17,697 34,303 4.55 7,539 Class III
Dist. Coochbehar
Haldibari Municipality 953584 263264/
P.O.: Haldibari FAX : 263312 10,870 13,170 10.00 1,317 Class IV
Dist. Coochbehar
Mathabhanga 953583 255255
Municipality FAX : 255194
17,336 21,110 3.71 5,690 Class III
P.O.: Mathabhanga
Dist. : Coochbehar
Mekhliganj Municipality 953584 255249
P.O.: Mekhliganj FAX : 953584 255249 8,205 10,833 3.88 2,792 Class IV
Dist.: Coochbehar
Tufanganj Municipality 953582 244256
PO. Tufangunj, FAX : 953582 244659 16,418 19,293 2.49 7,748 Class IV
Dist. Coochbehar

Collection method
MSW MSW Collec
Genera Collect tion Total
Name of the Population waste (no. of wards (no. of wards
tion / ion / efficie no. of
Municipality in 2001 generation
day day ncy wards covered and covered and
(in MT) (in MT) (%)
schedule) schedule)
Coochbehar 76,812 39.00 507.73 35.00 90 20 All-Daily 39-Daily
Dinhata 34,303 10.30 300.26 NIL NIL 16 NIL NIL
Haldibari 13,170 2.80 212.00 2.0 71 11 NIL All-Daily
Mathabhanga 21,110 6.30 298.43 NIL NIL 12 NIL NIL
Mekhliganj 10,833 2.27 209.54 2.30 88 9 NIL All-Daily
Tufangunj 19,293 12.00 621.99 10.00 83 12 NIL All-Alternate day

Transportation
of MSW
Name of the Generat
New land
Municipality ion /day Hand No. of No. of Existing land for
Tricycle Trailer identified for
(in MT) cart Truck Tractor MSW disposal
MSW disposal
Coochbehar 39.00 40 40 4 3 4 6.2881 Acres NIL
Dinhata 10.30 NIL 20 2 2 1 Indiscriminate NIL
Haldibari 2.80 NIL 29 2 NIL 1 1.81 Acres 2.33 Acres
Mathabhanga 6.30 NIL 06 1 1 1 Indiscriminate NIL
Mekhliganj 2.27 NIL 11 1 1 1 Indiscriminate 1 site, 1.00 Acres
Tufangunj 12.00 NIL 04 1 NIL 1 4.50 Acres NIL
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No. of Per day BMW
Munici Per day
Name of the Clinic Govt Pvt. Total generation in MT Disposal Facility for
pal Occup
Municipality / Path HCU HCU Bed (considering BMW
HCU ancy
No separate collection
Coochbehar 45 NIL 01 05 528 520 0.132
or disposal system
Dinhata 25 NIL 01 03 215 220 0.053
or disposal system
Haldibari 04 NIL 01 NIL 30 25 0.0075
or disposal system
Mathabhanga 13 NIL 01 NIL 120 130 0.03
or disposal system
Mekhliganj 02 NIL 01 NIL 120 127 0.03
or disposal system
Tufangunj 12 NIL 01 01 105 120 0.026
or disposal system
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District : DARJEELING
It is the north most district of West Bengal touching the Himalayan Mountain range. It derives its
name from Tibetan “DORJE-LING” which means “place of thunderbolt”. It is one of the most
beutiful hill stations of the country covering an area of 3,149 sq.km. and having a population
strength of 16,05,900 (Census-2001). Tea, timber, orange, cardamon and some medicinal plants
are the major crops grown here. Since, the district has many places of tourist attraction and also
serves as the gateway to Nepal, Bhutan and other north-eastern states of India, its economy is
driven primarily by tourism and business. As a result, the district have a large number of floating
population through out the year. The climate here is generally foggy or humid and plentiful of
rain. The hill station Darjeeling lies at an elevation of about 7,000 fts.(2,100m) above sea-level
on a long narrow mountain ridge of the Sikkim Himalayas that descends abruptly to the bed of
the Great Rangit River. Siliguri is one of the biggest city of this district and it also serve as an
important junction of North and North-eastern parts.
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Municipal Bodies
Total 5 nos. municipal bodies are in this District, namely, Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong, Mirik
Municipality and Siliguri Municipal Corporation. Total municipal area of Darjeeling District is
72.22 sq. km. and have total municipal population strength of 6,70,031. As per the Census
Report 2001 the population of Mirik municipal area is only 9,179, which is the lowest populated
town among the126 nos. municipal bodies in W.B. The 5 nos. municipal bodies of Darjeeling
district together produce 222.93 MT of MSW per day excluding bio-medical wastes, generated
by 43 nos. health care units (bed strength 2,016) and 78 nos. clinics and pathological units.
Though, they have municipal dumping ground there are no facilities for scientific
treatment/disposal of bio-medical waste.

Total
Population
sq. km.
km.)
Darjeeling Municipality 95354 2521124 / 406 73,062 1,07,530 10.70 10,050 Class I
P.O. : Darjeeling FAX: 95354 2521437
Dist. : Darjeeling
Kalimpong Municipality 95355 2255224 / 223 38,832 42,980 8.02 5,358 Class III
Upper Cart Road. FAX : 2255 224
P.O.: Kalimpong
Dist. Darjeeling
Kurseong Municipality 95354 2344286 / 412 26,758 40,067 5.00 8,013 Class III
D.H. Road FAX : 95354 2344286
P.O.: Kurseong
Dist.: Darjeeling
Mirik Municipality 95354 2443328 7,022 9,179 6.50 1,412 Class V
PO. Mirik
Dist. Darjeeling
Siliguri Municipal 95353 2433277 2,16,950 4,70,275 42.00 11,197 Class I
Corporation FAX : 2435444
P.O.: Siliguri
Dist. : Darjeeling

Collection method
MSW
Per capita MSW Collec- Doorstep Roadside
Name of the Genera Total
Population waste Collec- tion (no. of wards (no. of wards
Municipal tion / no. of
in 2001 generation tion /day efficien covered and covered and
Bodies day wards
(gms/day) (in MT) cy (%) collection collection
(in MT)
schedule) schedule)
Darjeeling 1,07,530 50.00 464.99 31.00 62 32 N.A. N.A.
Kalimpong 42,980 16.00 372.27 14.00 88 23 NIL All-Daily
Kurseong 40,067 5.00 124.79 4.00 80 20 NIL 19-Daily
Mirik 9,179 1.93 210.26 1.50 78 09 NIL All-Daily
Siliguri 4,70,275 150.00 318.96 120.00 80 47 All-Daily NIL
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Transportation of
MSW
Name of the Generat
New land
Municipality ion/day Hand No. of No. of Existing land for
MSW disposal
Darjeeling 50.00 N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Kalimpong 16.00 20 NIL 01 2 01 6.69 Bighas NIL
One, 185.09
Kurseong 5.00 NIL 06 02 01 01 250 sq. m.
Decimal
Mirik 1.93 NIL NIL 01 NIL NIL 40 sq . m. NIL
One, 37.26
Siliguri 150.00 NIL 500 05 07 05 28.00 Acres
Acres

No. of Per day BMW
Name of the Clinic/ Municipal Govt. Pvt. Total generation in MT Disposal Facility
Municipality Path HCU HCU HCU Bed (considering for BMW
No separate
Darjeeling N.A. NIL 01 03 371 0.092 collection or
disposal system
No separate
Kalimpong 10 NIL 01 04 433 0.110 collection or
disposal system
No separate
Kurseong 3 NIL 01 NIL 100 0.025 collection or
disposal system
No separate
Mirik NIL NIL 01 NIL 15 0.003 collection or
disposal system
No separate
Siliguri 65 01 02 30 1119 0.270 collection or
disposal system
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District : NORTH DINAJPUR
At the time of partition, Dinajpur district was divided into two parts, eastern part included Purba
Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and western part included District of West Bengal which was named
as West Dinajpur District. In 1992, the West Dinajpur District was further divided into two
separate districts, viz. North Dinajpur (Uttar Dinajpur) and South Dinajpur (Dakshin Dinajpur).
The North Dinajpur District covers an area of 3,142 sq.km enclosed by Bangladesh on the East,
Bihar on the West, Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri District on the North and South Dinajpur District on
the South respectively. The population strength of the district is about 24,41,824 as per Census-
2001. The regional topography is generally flat with a gentle southerly slope towards the main
rivers of Kulik, and Mahananda. Uttar Dinajpur is bestowed with a very fertile soil. Raiganj on the
bank of the River Kulik serve as the District Headquarter where the second largest bird
sanctuary in Asia is situated.
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Municipal Bodies
The District Uttar Dinajpur with 4 municipal bodies, namely Dalkhola, Islampur, Kaliaganj &
Raiganj, covers an area of 55.00 sq. km. and has total municipal population strength of
2,95,399. Per day 70.57 MT of MSW generate in these municipal areas, excluding bio-medical
wastes, generated by 12 nos. health care units (bed strength 445) and 34 nos. clinics and
pathological units. All these 4 nos. municipal bodies had applied for MSW Authorization to the
WBPCB.

Total area Population
Name & Address of the Population Population Municipal
Phone/FAX No. (in sq. density/
Municipality in 1991 in 2001 category
km.) sq. km.
953525
Dalkhola Municipality
256293/259
P.O.: Dalkhola 10,652 29,772 16.00 1,861 Class III
FAX: 953525
Dist.: Uttar Dinajpur
256259
Islampur Municipality
953526 255153
PO. Islampur 45,240 52,766 16.00 3,298 Class II
Kaliyaganj Municipality 953523 258165
P.O. : Kaliaganj FAX: 953523 37,817 47,639 12.00 3,970 Class III
Dist. : Uttar Dinajpur 259165
Raiganj Municipality
953523 252163
P.O.: Raiganj 1,51,045 1,65,222 11.00 15,020 Class I
FAX : 252 542

Collection method
MSW MSW
Per capita Collec- Doorstep Road side
Name of the Genera Collec- Total
Population waste tion (no. of wards (no. of wards
Municipal tion / tion / no. of
in 2001 generation efficien covered and covered and
Bodies day day wards
(gms/day) cy (%) collection collection
(in MT) (in MT)
schedule) schedule)
Dalkhola 29,772 6.26 210.26 NIL NIL 14 NIL NIL
Islampur 52,766 33.31 631.28 NIL NIL 14 NIL NIL
Kaliyaganj 47,639 5.00 104.96 4.00 80 17 NIL All-Daily
Raiganj 1,65,222 26.00 157.36 19.6 75 26 NIL All - Daily

Transportation of
Collection of MSW Disposal land
MSW MSW
Name of the Generati New land
Municipality on /day Hand No. of No. of Existing land for identified
Tricycle Trailer
(in MT) cart Truck Tractor MSW disposal for MSW
disposal
Yet to develop collection & transport facility for
Dalkhola 6.26 0.05 Acre
MSW
Islampur 33.31 NIL NIL 02 NIL 02 NIL NIL
Kaliyaganj 5.00 NIL 24 03 NIL 03 2.7 Acres NIL
Raiganj 26.00 NIL 20 05 NIL 03 7.00 Acres NIL
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No. of Per day BMW
Amount of BMW
Dalkhola 02 NIL NIL 01 04 0.001
generation is very small
Islampur 10 NIL 01 02 113 0.028
disposal system
Kaliyaganj 07 NIL 01 NIL 70 0.017
disposal system
Raiganj 15 NIL 01 04 243 0.061
disposal system
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District: SOUTH DINAJPUR
In terms of population, Dakshin (South) Dinajpur District is the smallest district in West Bengal.
Balurghat is the districts headquarter. The district covers a total area of 2,183 sq.km. and has a
population strength of 15,02,647 as per Census-2001. The district is drained by a number of
North-South flowing rivers like Atreyee, Punarbhaba, Tangon and Brahmani. It is predominantly
an agricultural district with large areas of cultivable land. Dakshin Dinajpur is a ‘Non-Industry’
district having no large-scale industry at its disposal. Transport and Communication facilities
are not yet very well developed however, new railway lines have been laid between Eklakhi and
the district headquarter Balurghat. The National Highway no. 34 falls within this district, but only
for a stretch of 3 kms.
Municipal Bodies
South Dinajpur district have 2 municipal bodies, namely Gangarampur & Balughat, altogether
covers an area of 20.00 sq. km. with total municipal population strength 1,89,064. I these
municipal areas 65.24 MT of MSW produce per day excluding bio-medical wastes, generated
by 6 nos. health care units (bed strength 500) and 13 nos. clinics and pathological units.
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Total
Population
Name & Address of the Phone/ Population Population area Municipal
density/
Municipality FAX No. in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. category
sq. km.
km.)
Balurghat Municipality
953522
Sova Majumder Sarani
255649 1,19,796 1,35,516 10.00 13,552 Class III
P.O.: Balurghat
FAX: 255930
Dist. : Dakshin Dinajpur
Gangarampur Municipality 953521
P.O. : Gangarampur 255404 46,611 53,548 10.00 5,355 Class II
Dist. : Dakshin Dinajpur FAX: 255140

Collection method
MSW Collec
MSW Per capita Doorstep Road side
Name of the Collect tion Total
Population Generati waste
Municipal ion / efficie no. of (no. of wards (no. of wards
in 2001 on /day generation
Bodies day ncy wards covered and covered and
(in MT) (gms/day) collection collection
(in MT) (%)
schedule) schedule)
All – Alternate
Balurghat 1,35,516 54.00 398.48 52.00 96 23 NIL
day
Gangarampur 53,548 11.24 210.00 1.00 9 12 NIL All - Daily

Transportation of
MSW MSW
Name of the Generat Existing
New land
Municipality ion /day Hand No. of No. of land for
(in MT) cart Truck Tractor MSW
MSW disposal
disposal
Balurghat 54.00 NIL NIL 04 01 04 10.00 Acres NIL
Gangarampur 11.24 NIL 05 02 NIL 02 NIL 8.00 Acres

No. of Per day BMW
Name of the Clinic/P Municipal Govt. Pvt. Total generation in MT Disposal Facility for
Municipality ath HCU HCU HCU Bed (considering BMW
Balurghat 05 01 01 01 340 0.085
or disposal system
Gangarampur 03 NIL 01 02 295 0.073
or disposal system
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District : HOOGHLY
Bansberia
Dirghangi
Champdani
Rishra
Identified land about 51 acres at Dirghangi for proposed common facility project (under JBIC) for MSWM
for Serampore, Rishra, Konnagar, Uttarpara-Kotrang, Baidyabati and Champdani Municipality
Hooghly, a district with both agriculture and industrial activities at their peak covers a total area
of 3,149 sq.km. having a population strength of 50,40,047 as per Census-2001. The district has
vast stretches fertile land suitable for the cultivation of rice, jute, sugarcane, and potatoes. The
Hooghly's riverbank is densely populated and heavily industrialized, with jute, rice, cotton mills,
rubber and chemical factories. The district headquarter Chinsurah and Chandernagore town
have old European settlements of British India. The river Ganges (Hooghly), and the branches of
Rupnarayan, Damodar are the major rivers of the District.
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Municipal Bodies
Total 12 nos. municipal bodies are in this District, namely, Arambagh, Baidyabati, Bansberia,
Bhadreswar, Champdani, Chendernagore, Hooghly-Chinsurah, Konnagar, Rishra, Serampore,
Tarakeswar, and Uttarpara-Kotrang. Except Arambagh and Tarakeswar all these municipal
bodies are situated within KMA and mostly nearer the river Hooghly. Together they cover an
area of 152.88 sq. km. and have total municipal population strength of 13,54,163. They produce
510.8MT of MSW per day excluding bio-medical wastes, generated by 100 nos. health care units
(bed strength 3,542) and 177 nos. clinics and pathological units. Though, they have municipal
dumping ground there are no facilities for scientific treatment/disposal of bio-medical waste. In
this district, Serampore Municipality (established in 1865) done some appreciable works
regarding their MSW management.

Total
Population
sq. km.
km.)
953211 255030 /
Arambagh Municipality
257467
P.O.: Arambagh, 45,211 56,129 34.75 1,615 Class II
FAX: 953211
Dist. : Hooghly
255030
Baidyabati Municipality
2632 0443 / 3605
P.O.: Baidyabati 90,081 1,08,231 12.03 8,997 Class I
Dist. : Hooghly
Bansberia Municipality
2634 6324 / 6807
P.O.: Bansberia 93,520 1,04,453 9.06 11,524 Class I
FAX: 2634 6806
Dist. : Hooghly
Bhadreswar Municipality
2633 5283 / 1020
35, G.T. Road
FAX: 2633 1020 72,474 1,05,944 8.28 12,795 Class I
PO. Bhadreswar
Dist. : Hooghly
Champdani Municipality
2632 3429
P.O.: Champdani 1,01,067 1,03,232 6.50 15,882 Class I
FAX: 26326257
Dist. : Hooghly
Chandernagar Municipal
Corporation 2683 5097 / 6706 /
Meripark, Barabazar 2562 1,20,378 1,62,166 22.03 7,361 Class I
P.O.: Chandernagar FAX : 2683 5068
Dist. : Hooghly
Hooghly - Chinsurah
2680 2319 / 3166 /
Municipality
2899 1,51,806 1,70,201 17.29 9,844 Class I
P.O.: Chinsurah
Dist. : Hooghly
Konnagar Municipality
2674 2123
P.O.: Konnagar, 62,200 72,211 4.67 15,463 Class II
FAX: 2674 0210
Dist. : Hooghly
Rishra Municipality
2672 1373 / 2953
49/56/57, Rabindra Sarani, 1,06,649 1,13,259 6.76 16,747 Class I
FAX: 2672 0306
P.O.: Rishra, Dist. : Hooghly
Serampore Municipality
1, N.S. Avenue 2662 0310
1,37,028 1,79,955 18.00 9,998 Class I
P.O.: Serampore FAX: 2662 3651
Dist. : Hooghly
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Total
Population
sq. km.
km.)
Tarakeswar Municipality
P.O.: Tarakeswar 9112 276105 22,632 28,178 1.50 18,785 Class III
Dist. : Hooghly
Uttarpara - Kotrang
Municipality 2663 4095
1,01,268 1,50,204 12.00 12,517 Class I
P.O.: Uttarpara FAX: 2663 7298
Dist. : Hooghly

Collection method
MSW MSW Collec
Name of the Genera Collect tion Total
Population waste (no. of wards (no. of wards
Municipal tion / ion / efficie no. of
in 2001 generation covered and covered and
Bodies day day ncy wards
(in MT) (in MT) (%)
schedule) schedule)
Arambagh 56,129 14.28 254.41 13.51 95 18 NIL All-Daily
Baidyabati 1,08,231 15.26 140.99 7.50 49 22 NIL All-Daily
Bansberia 1,04,453 46.00 440.39 42.00 91 22 NIL All-Daily
Bhadreswar 1,05,944 22.26 210.11 22.00 99 20 18-Alternate Day 2-Alternate Day
Champdani 1,03,232 45.00 435.91 35.00 78 22 1-Daily 21-Daily
Chandernagore 1,62,166 68.00 419.32 55.89 82 33 7-Daily 26-Alternate Day
Hooghly –
1,70,201 80.00 470.03 70.00 88 30 NIL All-Daily
Chinsurah
Konnagar 72,211 30.00 415.45 20.00 67 19 NIL All-Alternate Day
Rishra 1,13,259 63.00 556.25 52.00 83 23 All-Alternate Day NIL
Serampore 1,79,955 50.00 277.85 36.00 72 25 NIL All-Daily
Tarakeswar 28,178 10.00 354.89 8.00 80 15 NIL All-Daily
Uttarpara –
1,50,204 67.00 446.06 60.00 90 24 14-Daily 10-Daily
Kotrang

Transportation of
MSW
Name of the Generat
Existing land New land
Municipality ion /day Hand No. of No. of
Tricycle Trailer for MSW identified for
(in MT) cart Truck Tractor
disposal MSW disposal
Arambagh 14.28 NIL 12 03 NIL 03 - -
Baidyabati 15.26 NIL 25 06 NIL 03 0.916 Acres -
Bansberia 46.00 15 30 04 NIL 02 5.00 Acres 1.50 Acres
Bhadreswar 22.26 60 NIL 03 NIL 03 6.00 Acres 3.00 Acres
Champdani 45.00 27 01 05 NIL 01 3.00 Acres NIL
Chandernagor 68.00 55 05 07 03 03 5.338 Acres -
Hooghly –
80.00 50 NIL 09 01 03 6.50 Acres NIL
Chinsurah
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Transportation of
MSW
Name of the Generat
Konnagar 30.00 19 NIL 04 NIL 02 - -
Rishra 63.00 33 07 04 NIL 06 NIL 2.20 Acres
Serampore 50.00 NIL 75 12 02 03 - -
Tarakeswar 10.00 NIL 35 02 NIL 02 - -
Uttarpara –
67.00 41 15 08 02 03 1.83 Acres NIL
Kotrang
Note: About 51 acres of land at Dirghangi, in Hooghly District identified for a common facility project
(under JBIC) for MSWM for Serampore, Rishra, Konnagar, Uttarpara-Kotrang, Baidyabati and
Champdani Municipality.

No. of Per day BMW
Arambagh 18 NIL 01 15 495 0.12
or disposal system
Baidyabati 14 NIL NIL 04 20 0.005
or disposal system
Bansberia 04 01 01 NIL 30 0.007
or disposal system
Bhadreswar 05 01 NIL 05 65 0.016
or disposal system
Champdani 08 01 01 01 109 0.027
or disposal system
Chandernagore 26 01 02 14 678 0.17
or disposal system
Hooghly – No separate collection
35 NIL 02 09 771 0.19
Chinsurah or disposal system
Konnagar 06 01 NIL 01 58 0.014
or disposal system
Rishra 11 01 01 06 259 0.065
or disposal system
Serampore 20 NIL 03 09 636 0.16
or disposal system
Tarakeswar 08 NIL 01 03 140 0.035
or disposal system
Uttarpara – No separate collection
22 NIL 01 10 424 0.11
Kotrang or disposal system
Note : Two CBMWTDF, one at Kalyani, in Nadia District and another at Howrah, operated by a private
operator extended their facility for the health care units situated within Hooghly District.
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District : HOWRAH
Howrah, a small (total area 1,467 sq.km.) but important district has a total population strength of
42,74,010 (in 2001 Census). One part of the Howrah district is fully engaged with industrial
activities while other part is still dependent on agriculture and traditional craft works. Howrah city,
the twin city of Kolkata, lies along the west bank of the Hooghly River and connected with
Kolkata by Howrah Bridge(a spectacular engineering structure in British India). The city has a
Century old Engineering College. Howrah has major Grand Trunk Road connections and has the
eastern terminus of major rail lines traversing eastern, northern, and central India. Howrah's river
port is lined with shipbuilding and repairing docks, and on the riverbank and elsewhere are other
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industrial belt, like jute, cotton mills; metallurgical, chemicals Industries, etc. The tourist spot at
Gadiara and Uluberia draws huge number of visitors during the winter months. More than 250
years old banyan tree of Botanical Garden at Sibpur is the cynosure of visitors that flock.
Municipal Bodies
Total 3 nos. municipal bodies are in this District, namely, Howrah Municipal Corporation and
Bally and Uluberia Municipality. Together they cover an area of 97sq. km. and have total
municipal population strength of 14,72,374. The Howrah Municipal Corporation is one of the Old
and big Cities of India(Established in 1862), having above 10 lakhs population as per Census
2001. In the Howrah Municipal Corporation area the per capita solid waste generation is also
high (817gms/day). Like other old cities this city is also very congested. Including Howrah
Municipal Corporation total 1,015 MT of MSW generated per day in these three municipal areas,
excluding bio-medical wastes, generated by 89 nos. health care units (bed strength 2,877) and
65 nos. clinics and pathological units. Except some of the Govt. health care units of Howrah
district, most of all other HCUs of Howrah district are joined the CBMWTDF-Howrah for
treatment and disposal of their bio-medical wastes.

Total Populati
Name & Address of Population Population area on Municipal
Phone/FAX No.
the Municipality in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. density/ category
km.) sq. km.
Bally Municipality
2654 2491 / 2236
P.O.: Bally 1,84,474 2,61,575 12.00 21,798 Class I
FAX: 2654 7052
Dist. : Howrah
Howrah Municipal 2660 3211 / 3212 /
Corporation 3032 Class I
9,50,435 10,08,704 52.00 19,398
4, M. G. Road FAX: 2660 3214 (Metro city)
Dist. : Howrah
2661 0274
Uluberia Municipality
FAX: 2661 1395
P.O.: Uluberia 1,55,172 2,02,095 33.00 6,124 Class I
Dist. : Howrah

Collection method
Collect
Name of MSW Per capita MSW Doorstep Roadside
ion
the Population Generati waste Collection Total no. (no. of wards (no. of wards
efficie
Municipal in 2001 on /day generation /day of wards covered and covered and
ncy
Bodies (in MT) (gms/day) (in MT) collection collection
(%)
schedule) schedule)
Bally 2,61,575 150.00 573.45 140.00 93 29 All - Daily
Howrah 10,08,704 825.00 817.88 800.00 97 50 44 - Daily 6 - Daily
Uluberia 2,02,095 40.00 197.93 4.00 10 28 Not Yet Started Properly
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Transportation
MSW of MSW
Name of the Generation New land
Existing land
Municipality /day Hand No. of No. of identified
(in MT) cart Truck Tractor for MSW
disposal
disposal
Bally 150.00 75 NIL 15 01 15 4.16 Acres 5.00 Acres
Howrah 825.00 NIL 565 21 25 21 16.33 Acres
Uluberia 40.00 02 NIL NIL NIL NIL 4.37 Acres

No. of Per day BMW
Through Common Bio-
medical waste
Bally 03 01 04 10 754 0.19 treatment facility
provided by a private
operator
Through Common Bio-
medical waste
Howrah 45 NIL 07 52 1,588 0.39 treatment facility
operator
Through Common Bio-
medical waste
Uluberia N.A. 01 02 13 574 0.14 treatment facility
operator
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District : JALPAIGURI
A district with abundance of beauty through deep forests, wild life and tea plantations. The
climate favours the agricultural production of major crops. The district covers an area of 6,227
sq.km. and has a total population strength as per 2001 Census is 34,03,204. The New Jalpaiguri
(NJP- 4 kms from city) is connected through express trains to all major Indian cities. In East the
district has connections with the Northeastern parts of India and in the North Bhutan border.
Municipal Bodies
Total 4 nos. municipal bodies are in this District, namely, Alipurduar, Dhupguri, Jalpaiguri and
Mal. Together they cover an area of 44.33sq. km. and have total municipal population strength
of 2,34,469. They produce 73.72 MT of MSW per day excluding bio-medical wastes, generated
by 11 nos. health care units (bed strength 1,115) and 51 nos. clinics and pathological units.
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Population
Name & Address of the Phone/ Population Population Total area Municipal
density/ sq.
Municipality FAX No. in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. km.) category
km.
Alipurduar Municipality 953564 255580
P.O.: Alipurduar FAX: 256134 65,241 73,047 9.36 7,804 Class II
Dist. : Jalpaiguri
Dhupguri Municipality 953563 250046
P.O.: Dhupguri 30,375 37,998 14.55 2,612 Class III
Dist. : Jalpaiguri
Jalpaiguri Municipality
953561 230050
P.O.: Jalpaiguri 68,732 1,00,212 12.92 7,756 Class I
FAX: 231069
Dist. : Jalpaiguri
Mal Municipality 953562 255284
P.O.: Mal FAX: 255731 20,395 23,210 7.50 3,095 Class III
Dist. : Jalpaiguri

Collection method
MSW Collec
MSW Per capita Roadside
Name of the Collect tion Total Doorstep
Population Generati waste (no. of wards
Municipal ion / efficie no. of (no. of wards
in 2001 on /day generation covered and
Bodies day ncy wards covered and
(in MT) (gms/day) collection
(in MT) (%) collection schedule)
schedule)
All – Alternate
Alipurduar 73,047 18.26 249.98 15.00 82 20 NIL
Day
Dhupguri 37,998 11.46 300.02 NIL NIL 16 Collection system yet to develop.
Jalpaiguri 1,00,300 40.00 399.15 30.00 75 25 NIL All - Daily
Mal 23,210 4.00 172.32 3.00 75 16 NIL All – Daily

Transportation of
MSW MSW
Name of the Generat New land
Existing land
Municipality ion /day Hand No. of No. of identified for
disposal
disposal
Alipurduar 18.26 NIL 24 02 NIL 02 NIL 18.48 Acres
Dhupguri 11.46 Collection system yet to develop NIL NIL
Jalpaiguri 40.00 25 NIL 01 04 01 17.50 Acres NIL
Mal 4.00 NIL 10 04 NIL 02 NIL NIL

Per day BMW
No. of
Name of the Municipal Govt. Pvt. Total generation in MT Disposal Facility for
Clinic/ Path
Municipality HCU HCU HCU Bed (considering BMW
labs.
250gms/bed/day)
Alipurduar 22 NIL 01 04 295 0.074
or disposal system
Dhupguri 08 NIL 01 01 45 0.011
or disposal system
Jalpaiguri 14 NIL 01 03 675 0.170
or disposal system
Mal 07 NIL 01 NIL 110 0.027
or disposal system
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District : KOLKATA
Three large villages along the east bank of the river Hooghly viz. Sutanuti, Gobindapur and
Kalikata were bought by the British from the local landlords and they together constituted the
town Calcutta. In 1772, Robert Clive defeated Nawab Siraj-ud-daullah in the battle of Plassey
and Calcutta became the capital of British India. Then, the Capital of India shifted from Calcutta
to Delhi in 1912. In 1947, when India gained freedom and the country got partitioned between
India and Pakistan, Calcutta was included in the Indian part of Bengal, and it became the capital
city of the state of West Bengal. Few years ago Calcutta renamed as 'Kolkata'. Today Kolkata
forms the commercial and industrial hub of eastern India as well as a major port, situated on the
right bank of the river Hooghly (about 150 kms. upstream from the Bay of Bengal). The climate
of Kolkata is warm and humid most of the year with seasonal rainfall (June-September). Kolkata
is one of the biggest and flourishing cities with a cosmopolitan atmosphere serving as the center
for culture and politics in West Bengal.
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Municipal Bodies
Kolkata district, mainly the jurisdiction of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, covers an area of
187.33sq. km. with total municipal population strength 45,80,544 (as per Census-2001 Report,
but there is a major nos. of floating population). Per day more than 2,700 MT of MSW generated
in Kolkata. MSW is collected daily from roadside bins and also from house-to-house and it
dumped into the Dhapa Dumping ground. KMC recently identified a new land near Dhapa for
scientific disposal of MSW in future. Treatment & disposal of Bio-medical waste generated from
342 nos. Nursing Homes/Hospitals (bed strength 25,751) and 459 nos. clinics and pathological
units. in KMC areas are done through a CBMWTDF developed by M/s. SembRamky
Environmental Management Pvt. Ltd. (details of the facility is given in next Chapter).

Population
Name & Address of the Population Population Total area Municipal
Municipality in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. km.) category
sq. km.
Kolkata Municipal
Corporation 2286 1111 / 1211
43,99,819 45,80,544 187.33 24,452 Metro city
5, S. N. Banerjee Road FAX: 2286 1311
Kolkata – 700 013.

Collection method
MSW Per capita MSW Collecti Doorstep Road side
Name of the Total
Population Generati waste Collecti on
Municipal no. of (no. of wards (no. of wards
in 2001 on /day generation on /day efficien
Bodies wards covered and covered and
(in MT) (gms/day) (in MT) cy (%) collection collection
schedule) schedule)
Kolkata Road side
Municipal 45,80,544 2700.00 589.45 2640.00 98 141 All - Daily Containers &
Corporation open vats - Daily

Transportation
MSW of MSW
Trailer, Refuse Existing land
Municipality on /day Hand No. of No. of identified
Tricycle Collector, for MSW
(in MT) cart Truck Tractor for MSW
Dumper Placer disposal
disposal
Two Sites,
Kolkata Municipal
2700.00 250 6,450 10 - 04 - 73 269 10 Area – 69.73 211.63 Acres
Corporation
Acres

No. of Per day BMW
Name of the Clinic/P Municipal Govt. Pvt. Total generation in MT
Disposal Facility for BMW
Municipality ath HCU HCU HCU Bed (considering
Through Common Facility,
Kolkata Municipal provided by SembRamky
459 05 49 293 25,751 6.44
Corporation Environmental
Management Pvt. Ltd.
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District : MALDA
The district Malda maintains its tradition of past culture and education. Along with agriculture,
sericulture and mango cultivation yields rich dividends for its inhabitants. Malda district covers an
area of 3,733 sq.km. and has a population strength of 32,90,160 in 2001. Fertile soil together
with the benefits of river water helps in the optimum utilization of land for agricultural activities
but during rainy season some of the area flooded by river water. Malda lies just east of the
confluence of the Mahananda and Kalindri rivers and is part of the English Bazar urban
agglomeration. The town rose to prominence as the river port of the Hindu capital of Pandua.
During the 18th century it was the seat of prosperous cotton and silk industries. It remains an
important distributing centre for rice, jute, and wheat. Rice, jute, legumes, and oilseeds are the
chief crops of the surrounding area. Mulberry plantations and mango orchards occupy large
areas; mango trade and silk manufacture being the main economic activities.
Municipal Bodies
Total 2 nos. municipal bodies are in this District, namely, Old Malda & English Bazar. Together
they cover an area of 22.83 sq. km. and have total municipal population strength of 2,24,392.
They produce 47.1 MT of MSW per day excluding bio-medical wastes, generated by 12 nos.
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health care units (bed strength 658) and 24 nos. clinics and pathological units. Though, they
have municipal dumping ground there are no facilities for scientific treatment/disposal of bio-
medical waste.

Total
Population
Name & Address of the Population Population in area Municipal
Municipality in 1991 2001 (in sq. category
sq. km.
km.)
English Bazar
1,39,204 1,61,448 13.25 12,185 Class I
P.O.: English Bazar FAX: 253329
Dist. : Malda
Old Malda Municipality
953512 260540
P.O. : Old Malda 13,021 62,944 9.58 6,570 Class II
FAX: 260235
Dist. : Malda

Collection method
MSW MSW Collec
Name of the Populati Genera Collect tion Total
waste (no. of wards (no. of wards
Municipal on in tion / ion / efficie no. of
generation covered and covered and
Bodies 2001 day day ncy wards
(in MT) (in MT) (%)
schedule) schedule)
English
1,61,448 33.90 209.97 33.00 97 25 All - Daily NIL
Bazar
Old Malda 62,944 13.20 210.00 13.00 98 17 NIL All – Daily

Collection of MSW Transportation of MSW Disposal land
MSW
Existing land
Municipality on /day Tricycle Hand No. of identified
Trailer No. of Tractor for MSW
(in MT) cart Truck for MSW
disposal
disposal
English Bazar 33.90 NIL 50 06 NIL 02 3.50 Acres 11.66 Acres
Old Malda 13.20 NIL 38 04 NIL 01 NIL NIL

Per day BMW
No. of
Clinic/Pat
h labs.
250gms/bed/day)
They have separate
English Bazar 22 01 01 09 673 0.17 collection system for
BMW
Old Malda 01 NIL 01 01 25 0.006
or disposal system
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District: EAST MIDNAPORE
The District Midnapore is the land of Vidyasagar, a great social reformer and educationalist and
it also a land of patriotic movement during India’s freedom struggle. Few years ago the
Midnapore district was divided into two separate districts, viz. East Midnapore (Purba
Medinipur) and West Midnapore (Paschim Medinipur) district. The East Midnapore District with
Haldia as one of the prominent ports in Eastern India, has developed an industrial hub of
Bengal. The Digha region of this district with its beautiful sandy beaches has also become one
of the preferred tourist destinations in West Bengal. Tamluk, Mahishadal, Geonkhali,
Maynagarh etc. also have great tourism potential. Scenic beauty of rivers in Haldia and
Geonkhali, old palaces and temples of Mahishadal, age-old Tamralipta Palace, Bargabhima
Temple are the other assets of this district.
Municipal Bodies
Purba Medinipur district have 5 municipal bodies, namely Contai (Kanthi), Egra, Haldia,
Panskura & Tamluk altogether covers an area of 183.92 sq. km. with total municipal population
strength 3,69,276. They total produce per day 98.3 MT of MSW excluding bio-medical wastes,
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generated by 52 nos. health care units (bed strength 1,102) and 123 nos. clinics and
pathological units. Though, they have municipal dumping ground there are no facilities for
scientific treatment/disposal of bio-medical waste.

Population
Name & Address of the Population Population Total area Municipal
Municipality in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. km.) category
sq. km.
Contai Municipality 953220 255017
P.O.: Contai FAX: 953220 255 53,484 77,497 14.25 5,438 Class II
Dist. : PurbaMedinipur 599
Egra Municipality
953220 244371
P.O.: Egra 21,000 25,180 17.21 1,463 Class III
FAX : 244 371
Dist. : PurbaMedinipur
Haldia Municipality 953224 252996
City Center, Debhog FAX: 953224 1,00,347 1,70,695 120.00 1,422 Class I
Dist.: Purba Medinipur 252154
Panskura Municipality
953228 252312
P.O.: Panskura 49,818 50,078 17.04 2,939 Class II
Dist. : PurbaMedinipur
Tamluk Municipality 953228 266007
P.O.: Tamluk FAX: 953228 38,688 45,826 15.42 2,972 Class III
Dist. : PurbaMedinipur 267370

Collection method
MSW MSW Collec
Per capita Doorstep Road side
(in MT) (in MT) (%)
schedule) schedule)
Contai 77,497 16.30 210.33 16.00 98 18 NIL All-Alternate Day
All – Alternate
Egra 25,180 8.00 317.71 6.00 75 14 NIL
Day
All - Alternate
Haldia 1,70,695 50.00 292.92 32.00 64 25 NIL
Day
Panskura 50,078 12.00 239.63 NIL NIL 17 Yet to Start
Tamluk 45,826 12.00 261.86 10.00 83 26 NIL All-Daily

Transportation of
MSW MSW
Name of the Generat Existing
New land
Municipality ion /day Hand No. of No. of land for
MSW disposal
disposal
Contai 16.30 NIL 75 06 03 06 2.00 Acres NIL
Egra 8.00 NIL 20 01 NIL 01 NIL NIL
Haldia 50.00 02 15 04 01 04 4.00 Acres NIL
Panskura 12.00 No Transport Facility is Available Here 5.00 Acres
Tamluk 12.00 NIL 30 03 01 03 0.01 Acres 0.19 Acres
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No. of Per day BMW
Contai 40 NIL 01 11 212 0.053
or disposal system
Egra 12 NIL 01 09 144 0.036
or disposal system
Haldia 12 NIL 03 07 260 0.065
or disposal system
Panskura 09 NIL NIL 05 39 0.009
or disposal system
Tamluk 50 NIL 01 14 444 0.111
or disposal system
* the Common facility for treatment, storage, disposal for HW and BMW at Haldia will handle the Health
care wastes generated from these health care units.
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District: WEST MIDNAPORE
At the time of division of Midnapore District, the bigger part was named as Paschim Medinipur or
West Midnapore District. The Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, inaugurated by
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in August 18, 1951 is one of the India’s premier institutions for
advanced research in the field of science and technology, where students from different states
flock together. Jhargram, a place known for its scenic beauty also attracts tourists from different
parts of India.
Municipal Bodies
Paschim Medinipur district have 8 nos. municipal bodies, namely Chandrakona, Ghatal,
Jhargram, Kharagpur, Kharar, Kshirpai, Medinipur & Ramjibanpur altogether covers an area of
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129.34 sq. km. with total municipal population strength 5,31,966. They total produce per day
214.31 MT of MSW excluding bio-medical wastes, generated by 73 nos. health care units (bed
strength 2,154) and 51 nos. clinics and pathological units. Though, they have municipal dumping
ground there are no facilities for scientific treatment/disposal of bio-medical waste.

Total
Population
Name & Address of the Phone/ Population Population area Municipal
density/
Municipality FAX No. in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. category
sq. km.
km.)
Chandrakona Municipality 953225 266221 16,804 20,400 16.50 1,236 Class III
P.O.: Chandrakona
Dist. : Paschim Medinipur
Ghatal Municipality 953225 255059 43,770 51,586 10.31 5,159 Class II
PO. Ghatal FAX: 255059
Jhargram Municipality 953221 255021 42,094 53,158 17.04 3,120 Class II
P.O.: Jhargram FAX: 255098
Kharagpur Municipality 1,77,989 2,07,984 35.53 5,854 Class I
953222 275347
P.O.: Kharagpur - I
FAX: 255347
Kharar Municipality 10,314 11,580 10.26 1,129 Class IV
P.O.: Kharar 953473 258230
Kshirpai Municipality 12,199 14,545 11.65 1,248 Class IV
953225 260223
P.O.: Kshirpai
Midnapore Municipality 1,25,498 1,53,349 18.36 8,352 Class I
953222 262384
P.O.: Midnapore
FAX: 266483
Ramjibanpur Municipality 14,904 17,363 10.00 1,736 Class IV
953225 269223
P.O.: Ramjibanpur

Collection method
MSW MSW Collec
(in MT) (in MT) (%)
schedule) schedule)
Chandrakona 20,400 5.00 245.10 4.00 80 12 NIL All – Alternate Day
Ghatal 51,586 10.31 199.86 7.43 72 17 NIL All - Daily
Jhargram 53,158 15.00 282.18 14.00 93 17 2 - Daily 15 - Daily
Kharagpur 2,07,984 80.00 384.64 65.00 81 30 29 - Daily 1 - Daily
Kharar 11,580 4.00 345.42 1.00 25 10 NIL All – Alternate Day
Kshirpai 14,545 4.00 275.01 2.00 50 10 NIL All – Alternate Day
Midnapore 1,53,349 92.00 599.94 60.00 65 24 2 - Daily 22 – Alternate Day
Ramjibanpur 17,363 4.00 230.37 NIL NIL 11 Not yet started
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Table III: MSW transportation and disposal status
Transportation of
MSW MSW
Name of the Generatio New land
Existing land
Municipality n /day Hand No. of No. of identified for
disposal
disposal
Chandrakona 5.00 NIL 03 01 NIL 01 NIL NIL
Ghatal 10.31 NIL 12 01 NIL 01 3.00 Acres NIL
Jhargram 15.00 05 11 03 NIL 03 0.5 Acres 3.16 Acres
Kharagpur 80.00 NIL 116 03 01 03 NIL NIL
Kharar 4.00 NIL 04 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
Kshirpai 4.00 NIL 06 NIL NIL NIL Transport System yet to Develop
Midnapore 92.00 NIL 96 01 02 01 5.497 Acres NIL

Ramjibanpur 4.00 NIL 05 01 NIL 01 NIL NIL

Per day BMW
No. of
Clinic/Pa
th labs.
250gms/bed/day)
Chandrakona NIL NIL 01 01 65 0.016
or disposal system
Ghatal 40 NIL 01 25 424 0.11
or disposal system
Jhargram 30 NIL 01 06 316 0.079
or disposal system
Kharagpur 10 01 02 13 456 0.11
or disposal system
Kharar 01 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
or disposal system
Kshirpai 02 NIL 01 NIL 10 0.002
or disposal system
Midnapore 50 NIL 03 17 9,240 0.23
or disposal system
Ramjibanpur 03 NIL 01 NIL 10 0.002
or disposal system
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District : MURSHIDABAD
The district originally called ‘Makhsudabad’ was the ‘home of Nawabs’. In 1704, the nawab of
Bengal Murshid Quli Khan transferred his capital to here from Dacca (now Dhaka) and renamed
it as ‘Murshidabad’. The district with Berhampore as the headquarter, covers an area of 5,324
sq.km. and has a population strength of 58,63,717 (Census-2001). The district is known for its
rich tradition of culture and education; with agriculture being the primary activity. Sericulture(Silk)
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and mango trade are the chief source of income and boosts the economic growth of this district.
The city of Murshidabad, lying east of river Bhagirathi is an important agricultural and silk-
weaving center. The district also attracts tourists for its historical monuments.
Municipal Bodies
Total 7 nos. municipal bodies are in this District, namely, Beldanga, Berhampore, Dhulian,
Jangipur, Jiaganj-Azimganj, Kandi, and Murshidabad. Together they cover an area of 92 sq. km.
and have total municipal population strength of 4,67,366. They produce 159.55MT of MSW per
day excluding bio-medical wastes, generated by 39 nos. health care units (bed strength 2,154)
and 51 nos. clinics and pathological units. Though, they have municipal dumping ground there
are no facilities for scientific treatment/disposal of bio-medical waste.

Population
Name & Address of the Phone Population Population Total area Municipal
density/
Municipality /FAX No. in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. km.) category
sq. km.
Beldanga Municipality
953482 264113
P.O.: Beldanga 20,249 25,361 4.00 6,340 Class III
FAX: 264113
Dist. : Murshidabad
Berhampore Municipality
953482 250012
P.O.: Berhampore 1,15,144 1,60,168 31.00 5,167 Class I
FAX: 251299
Dist. : Murshidabad
Dhuliyan Municipality
953485 265233 /
PO.: Dhuliyan 33,191 72,906 6.00 12,151 Class II
266133
Dist. : Murshidabad
Jangipur Municipality
953483 266074
P.O.: Raghunathganj 55,981 74,464 8.00 9,308 Class II
FAX: 266017
Dist. : Murshidabad
Jiaganj - Azimganj
42,104 47,228 14.00 3,373 Class III
P.O.: Azimganj
Dist. : Murshidabad
Kandi Municipality
953484 255424
P.O.: Kandi 39,652 50,345 13.00 3,873 Class II
FAX: 255783
Dist. : Murshidabad
Murshidabad
953482 270232 /
Municipality
271513 30327 36894 16.00 2306 Class III
P.O.: Murshidabad
Dist. : Murshidabad

Collection method
MSW MSW Collec
(in MT) (in MT) (%)
schedule) schedule)
Beldanga 25,361 25.00 985.77 24.00 96 14 NIL All – Weekly
Berhampore 1,60,168 33.60 210.00 33.00 98 23 NIL All – Daily
Dhuliyan 72,906 10.00 137.16 8.00 80 19 NIL All – Daily
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Collection method
MSW MSW Collec
(in MT) (in MT) (%)
schedule) schedule)
Jangipur 74,464 51.95 697.65 51.00 98 20 NIL All - Daily
Jiaganj -
47,228 9.00 190.56 8.00 89 17 NIL All - Daily
Azimganj
Kandi 50,345 16.00 317.81 14.00 88 17 08 - Daily 09 - Daily
Murshidabad 36,894 14.00 379.47 13.00 93 16 NIL All – Alternate Day

Transportation of
MSW
Name of the Generation
New land
Municipality /day Hand No. of No. of Existing land for
MSW disposal
Beldanga 25.00 NIL 14 03 NIL 03 NIL
Berhampore 33.60 200 NIL 14 01 08 2.19 Acres
Dhuliyan 10.00 NIL 20 01 NIL 01 NIL
Jangipur 51.95 NIL 20 03 NIL 03 1.00 Acres
Jiaganj -
9.00 NIL 22 02 NIL 02 4.00 Acres
Azimganj
Kandi 16.00 NIL 30 03 NIL 03 1.33 Acres 1.16 Acres
Murshidabad 14.00 NIL 18 03 NIL 18 6.66 Acres

No. of Per day BMW
Name of the Clinic/ Municipal Govt. Total generation in MT Disposal Facility for
Pvt. HCU
Municipality Path HCU HCU Bed (considering BMW
Beldanga 03 NIL 02 NIL 55 0.014
or disposal system
Berhampore 11 NIL 03 18 969 0.242
or disposal system
Dhuliyan 02 NIL 01 NIL 15 0.004
or disposal system
Jangipur 04 NIL 01 02 270 0.068
or disposal system
Jiaganj - No separate collection
03 NIL 02 01 50 0.013
Azimganj or disposal system
Kandi 07 NIL 01 02 260 0.065
or disposal system
Murshidabad 09 NIL 01 04 275 0.069
or disposal system
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District : NADIA
Gayeshpur
The district Nadia, which is the land of Gouranga Mahaprabhu and Baishnav religion, is also
famous for its ‘Tant’ (Hand-mill). The district with its administrative headquarters at Krishnanagar
just South of Jalangi River cover an area of 3,927 sq.km. and has a population strength of
46,03,756 as per Census-2001. Apart from Tant, the district is also famous for the manufacture
of earthen sculptures, specially coloured clay figures. Sugar milling is one of the major industries
of this district. Kalyani, a well-planned city of this district, is one of the important industrial zones
in West Bengal.
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Municipal Bodies
Total 10 nos. municipal bodies are in this District, 8 of them are municipalities, namely Birnagar,
Chakdaha, Gayeshpur, Kalyani, Krishnanagar, Nabadwip, Ranaghat and Santipur and 2 nos.
Notified Area Authorities, namely Cooper’s Camp and Taherpur. Kalyani and Gayeshpur
municipality situated within the KMA and others in outside KMA. 10 nos. municipal bodies
together cover an area of 139.60 sq.km. and have total municipal population strength of
7,49,443. They produce 200.91MT of MSW per day excluding bio-medical wastes, generated by
50 nos. health care units (bed strength 3,478) and 62 nos. clinics and pathological units. In
Kalyani municipal area JNM Hospital (State Govt. Hospital) have a Autoclave, which is utilizing
as a common treatment facility for BMW generated in Kalyani municipal areas and recently
another full-fledged CBMWTDF is setting up by a private operator at Kalyani municipal area for
treatment and disposal of BMW generated by the health care units situated within entire KMA.

Population
Name & Address of the Phone/ Population Population Total area Municipal
density/ sq.
Municipality FAX No. in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. km.) category
km.
Birnagar Municipality
P.O.: Birnagar 953473 260227 20,015 26,596 5.52 4,818 Class III
Dist. : Nadia
Chakdaha Municipality
953473 242023
P.O.: Chakdaha 74,769 86,965 15.36 5,662 Class II
FAX: 242023
Dist. : Nadia
2589 8579
Gayeshpur Municipality
FAX: 2589
PO. Kataganj 52,158 55,028 23.00 2,393 Class II
9614
Dist. : Nadia
2582 8455 /
Kalyani Municipality
9569
P.O.: Kalyani 55,579 81,984 29.14 2,813 Class II
FAX: 2582
Dist. : Nadia
8630
Krihsnanagar
953472 252926
Municipality
FAX: 252455 1,21,110 1,39,070 15.96 8,714 Class I
P.O.: Krishannagar
Dist. : Nadia
Nabadwip Municipality
Netaji Subhas Road 953472 240008 1,25,037 1,15,036 11.25 10,225 Class I
Dist. : Nadia
Ranaghat Municipality
953473 210030
P.O.: Ranaghat 62,532 68,754 7.72 8,906 Class II
FAX : 210029
Dist. : Nadia
Santipur Municipality
953472 278029
P.O.: Santipur 1,09,956 1,38,195 25.4 5,441 Class I
FAX: 277170
Dist. : Nadia
Cooper’s Camp Notified
Area Authority Notified
953473 258230 16,000 17,755 1.5 11,837
P.O.: Ranaghat area
Dist. : Nadia
Taherpur Notified Area
953473 260250
Authority Notified
/ 277 19,000 20,060 4.75 4,223
P.O.: Taherpur area
Dist. : Nadia
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Collection method
MSW MSW Collec
Per capita Doorstep
Name of the Populati Genera Collect tion Total Road side
waste
Municipal on in tion / ion / efficie no. of (no. of wards (no. of wards covered
generation
Bodies 2001 day day ncy wards covered and and collection
(gms/day) collection
(in MT) (in MT) (%) schedule)
schedule)
Birnagar 26,596 5.60 210.56 1.00 18 14 NIL All - Daily
Chakdaha 86,965 18.26 209.97 2.00 11 20 NIL All - Daily
Gayeshpur 55,028 11.60 210.80 11.00 95 18 NIL All - Alternate Day
Kalyani 81,984 30.00 365.93 29.00 97 19 3 - Daily 16 - Twice in a Week
Krihsnanagar 1,39,070 34.00 244.48 24.00 71 24 2 - Daliy 22 - Daily
Nabadwip 1,15,036 24.15 209.93 3.58 15 24 All - Daily NIL
Ranaghat 68,754 20.00 290.89 19.00 95 19 5 - Daily 14 - Daily
Santipur 1,38,195 50.00 361.81 42.00 84 23 NIL All - Daily
Cooper’s Camp 17,755 3.10 174.60 1.50 48 12 NIL All - Alternate Day
Taherpur 20,060 4.02 209.37 1.00 24 13 NIL All - Daily

Transportation
of MSW
Name of the Generat
New land
Municipality ion /day Hand No. of No. of Existing land for
MSW disposal
Birnagar 5.60 03 NIL 01 NIL 01 NIL 8.33 Acres
Chakdaha 18.26 NIL 08 01 NIL 01 0.63 Acres 4.3 Acres
Gayeshpur 11.60 18 NIL 04 NIL 04 NIL NIL
Kalyani 30.00 19 05 05 NIL 05 6.00 Acres NIL
Krihsnanagar 34.00 30 110 04 01 04 3.50 Acres NIL
Nabadwip 24.15 30 50 06 NIL 06 49.9 Acres NIL
Ranaghat 20.00 19 02 06 01 06 2.09 Acres NIL
Santipur 50.00 NIL 10 05 01 05 2.09 Acres NIL
Cooper’s Camp 3.10 08 NIL 01 NIL 01 NIl NIL
Taherpur 4.02 01 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIl 0.28 Acres
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No. of Per day BMW
Birnagar NIL NIL NIL 01 10 0.002
or disposal system
Chakdaha 05 NIL 01 03 116 0.029
or disposal system
Gayeshpur 04 01 02 NIL 1173 0.29
or disposal system
Through Common
Bio-medical waste
Kalyani 03 NIL 02 12 967 0.24
treatment facility at
JNM Hospital
Krihsnanagar 17 NIL 01 11 610 0.15
or disposal system
Nabadwip 15 NIL 01 04 176 0.044
or disposal system
Ranaghat 11 NIL NIL 07 74 0.018
or disposal system
Santipur 06 NIL 01 01 141 0.035
or disposal system
No considerable quantity of Bio-medical
Cooper’s Camp 01 NIL NIL NIL NIL
Waste generate here
Taherpur NIL NIL 01 NIL 10 0.002
or disposal system
Note: A private operator developed a Full-fledged CBMWTDF (it may handle the waste generated from
30,000 bed). They also provide their service for the health care units situated within the entire Nadia district.
Details about the facility discussed in the Chapter-IV.
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District : PURULIA
Purulia, a district of tribal culture. Covers an area of 6,259 sq.km. and has a total population
strength of 25,35,233 as per Census-2001. Although rich in mineral deposits this district is
economically backward as rocky and parched land covering large portion of this district render
cultivation tough, throughout the year. ‘Chhau Dance’, a traditional folk dance of Bengal has its
origin from this district. Purulia town situated north of the Kasai River, a major road and rail
junction, also serves as the headquarter of the Purulia District. Oilseed milling, silk and cotton
weaving, shellac manufacture are the major industries. Ayodhya Hill is an important tourist spot
of this district. A dam across the Kasai River plays the dual role of flood mitigation and irrigation
for the area.
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Municipal Bodies
Purulia district have only 3 nos. municipal bodies, namely Purulia, Raghunathpur, Jhalda
altogether covers an area of 30 sq.km. with total municipal population strength 1,53,448. They
total produce per day 23.40 MT of MSW excluding bio-medical wastes, generated by 7 nos.
health care units (bed strength 624) and 18 nos. clinics and pathological units. At present there
are no facility for scientific treatment and disposal of bio-medical waste.

Population
Name & Address of Phone/FAX Population Population Total area Municipal
density/ sq.
the Municipality No. in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. km.) category
km.
Purulia Municipality
953252 222409
P.O.: Purulia 92,386 1,13,766 8.00 14,221 Class I
FAX: 223688
Dist. : Purulia
Jhalda Municipality
953254 255219
P.O.: Jhalda 17,217 17,870 9.00 1,986 Class IV
Dist. : Purulia
Raghunathpur
953251 255227
Municipality
19,187 21,812 13.00 1,678 Class III
P.O.: Raghunathpur
Dist. : Purulia

Collection method
MSW MSW Collec
Name of the Genera Collec tion Total
Municipal tion / tion / efficie no. of
(in MT) (in MT) (%)
schedule) schedule)
Purulia 1,13,766 15.00 131.85 14.00 93 22 3 – Alternate Day 19 - Daily
All – Alternate
Jhalda 17,870 3.80 212.65 3.00 78 12 NIL
Day
Raghunathpur 21,812 4.60 210.89 4.00 87 13 NIL All - Daily

Transportation of
MSW
Name of the Generat
Purulia 15.00 12 20 06 01 03 2.50 Acres NIL
Jhalda 3.80 NIL 11 02 NIL 02 NIL NIL
Raghunathpur 4.60 NIL 08 01 01 01 NIL NIL

No. of Per day BMW
Purulia 09 NIL 01 04 546 0.14
or disposal system
Jhalda 06 NIL
or disposal system
Raghunathpur 03 NIL 01 01 78 0.019
or disposal system
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District: NORTH 24 PARGANAS
Bhatpara
Garulia
North Barrackpore
Madhyamgram
Panihati New Barrackpore
Kamarhati
North Dum Dum
South Dum Dum
Bidhannagar
It is a district with densely populated urban fringe of the metropolitan city of Kolkata with already
built Salt Lake City and the up-coming new city at Rajarhat and the remote riverine villages in the
Sundarbans. It covers an area of 14,052 sq.km. and has a population strength of 89,30,295
(Census-2001). Among the major industries jute and rice mills, sawmills, and hosiery goods
manufacturing, chemical industries, etc. are notable.
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Municipal Bodies
North 24-Parganas district has maximum numbers of municipal bodies. Out of total 27 nos.
municipal bodies, 20 nos. are situated within KMA namely, Baranagar, Barasat, Barrackpore,
Bidhannagar, Bhatpara, Dum Dum, Garulia, Halisahar, Kamarhati, Madhyamgram, Naihati, New
Barrackpore, North Dum Dum, North Barrackpore, Panihati, Titagarh, South Dum Dum,
Kanchrapara, Khardah, Rajarhat-Gopalpur and rest 7nos. are outside KMA namely,
Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh, Baduria, Basirhat, Bongaon, Gobardanga, Habra, Taki. Among 20 nos.
Municipal body in KMA 12 nos. are situated nearer the eastern bank of river Hooghly. Total
Municipal area of 27 nos. municipal bodies is 429.893 sq.km. with total municipal population
strength 46,10,019. They total produce per day 2,133.54 MT of MSW excluding bio-medical
wastes, generated by 216 nos. health care units (bed strength 6,250) and 319 nos. clinics and
pathological units. Some Municipality have already taken some initiative for developing separate
collection system for BMW generated from respective municipal areas and recently a
CBMWTDF developed by a private operator at Kalyani area, which provide the collection,
treatment and disposal services for the BMW generated in this district.

Total
Population
sq. km.
km.)
Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh
96,747 1,11,475 16.50 6,756 Class I
P.O.: Ashoknagar FAX: 953216 257454
Dist: North 24 Parganas
Baduria Municipality
953217 237 245
P.O.: Baduria 41,762 47,418 12.00 3,952 Class III
FAX: 953217 238 460
Baranagar Municipality
87, Deshbandhu Road, 2577 6595/ 0012
2,24,821 2,50,615 7.12 35,199 Class I
P.O.: Alambazar FAX: 2577 1071
Kolkata- 700035
Barasat Municipality
Rishi Bankim Chatterjee St. 2552 3211 / 2562
1,02,660 2,31,515 34.50 6,711 Class I
P.O.: Barasat
Dist. : North 24 Pgs
Barrackpore Municipality
B.T. Road 2592 0221 / 5565
1,33,265 1,44,331 11.68 12,357 Class I
P.O.: Talpukur FAX: 2592 2679
Dist. : North 24 Parganas
Basirhat Municipality
953217 265224
P.O.: Basirhat 1,01,409 1,13,120 8.50 13,308 Class I
Bhatpara Municipality 2581 2082
P.O.: Bhatpara FAX.: 2581 1381 3,04,952 4,41,956 31.00 14,257 Class I
Bidhannagar Municipality
415A, FD Block, 2334 9540 / 2492
1,00,048 1,67,848 33.50 5,010 Class I
Salt Lake City FAX : 2358 4235
Kolkata- 700 091
70
Total
Population
sq. km.
km.)
Bongaon Municipality
P.O.: Bongaon 953215 255021 79,571 1,02,115 24.70 4,134 Class I
Dum Dum Municipality
Post Office Road, 2551 3017
40,961 1,01,319 9.728 10,415 Class I
P.O.: Dum Dum FAX: 2549 5214
Kolkata- 700 028
Garulia Municipality
25615061 / 2535
P.O.: Garulia 80,918 76,309 6.475 11,785 Class II
FAX : 2540 8432
Gobardanga Municipality
953216 249 436
P.O.: Gobardanga 35,939 41,618 10.00 4,162 Class III
Habra Municipality
953216 237 031
P.O.: Habra 1,00,223 1,27,695 21.49 5,942 Class I
Halisahar Municipality 2588 8414 / 2585
P.O.: Halisahar FAX: 2585 0226 1,14,028 1,24,498 8.29 15,018 Class I
Kamarhati Municipality
2564 9580
1, M.M. Feeder Road, 2,66,889 3,14,334 10.90 28,838 Class I
FAX: 2564 1361
Rathtala, Kolkata- 700 056
Kanchrapara Municipality
42, Lenin Sarani 2585 7405 / 4115
1,00,194 1,26,118 9.07 13,905 Class I
P.O.: Kanchrapara FAX: 2585 8247
Khardah Municipality
2553 3060
P.O.: Khardah 88,358 1,16,252 6.87 16,922 Class I
FAX: 2563 1171
Madhyamgram
Municipality
2538 3683 / 0203
Sodepur Road, 1,07,000 1,55,503 21.50 7,233 Class I
FAX: 2538 6442
P.O.: Madhyamgram
Kolkata- 700 129
Naihati Municipality
2581 2098
1, R.B.C.Road
FAX: 2581 2098 1,32,701 2,15,432 9.85 21,871 Class I
PO. Naihati
New Barrackpore
Municipality
2537 5408
Ashutosh Mukherjee Road FAX: 25378 1006 63,795 83,183 16.58 5,017 Class II
P.O.: New Barrackpore
North Barrackpore
2592 0429 /
Municipality
2593 2028 1,00,606 1,23,523 12.22 10,108 Class I
P.O.: Barrackpore FAX: 2592 6004
North Dum Dum
Municipality
2514 2101/ 2494
M. B. Road, 1,49,965 2,20,032 26.00 8,463 Class I
FAX: 2514 2990
P.O.: Birati
Kolkata- 700 051
Panihati Municipality
B. T. Road Road, 2553 2909 / 4457
2,75,990 3,48,379 19.38 17,976 Class I
P.O.: Panihati FAX: 2553 1487
71
Total
Population
sq. km.
km.)
South Dum Dum
Municipality 2551 2743 / 2357
2,32,811 3,92,150 17.80 22,031 Class I
P.O.: Nager Bazar FAX: 2559 8388
Kolkata- 700074
Taki Municipality
953217 234481
P.O.: Taki 30,421 37,302 13.00 2,869 Class III
FAX: 953217 234481
Titagarh Municipality
B.T. Road 2501 0359
1,14,085 1,24,198 3.24 38,333 Class I
P.O.: Titagarh FAX: 2501 7736
Rajarhat Gopalpur
1,72,000 2,71,781 28.00 9,706 Class I
P.O.: Raghunathpur FAX: 2500 7560
Kolkata- 700 059

Collection method
Collect
MSW Per capita MSW Doorstep Road side
Name of the ion Total
Population Generati waste Collecti (no. of wards (no. of wards
Municipal efficie no. of
in 2001 on /day generation on /day covered and covered and
Bodies ncy wards
(in MT) (gms/day) (in MT) collection collection
(%)
schedule) schedule)
Ashoknagar-
96,747 20.00 179.00 10.00 50 22 NIL Daily
Kalyangarh
Baduria 41,762 20.00 420.00 15.00 75 17 NIL Daily
Baranagar
2,24,821 140.00 558.63 125.00 89 33 21 - Daily 12 - Daily
Barasat 10 - All 20 - All Alternate
2,31,515 72.00 310.99 52.00 72 30
Alternate Day Day
Barrackpore All Alternate
1,44,331 28.00 194.00 26.00 93 24 NIL
Day
Basirhat 1,01,409 18.00 159.12 10.00 56 22 NIL Daily
Bhatpara
4,41,956 220.00 497.79 180.00 82 35 NIL All - Daily
Bidhannagar All Alternate
1,00,048 150.00 893.67 100.00 67 23 NIL
Day
11 - All 11 - All Alternate
Bongaon 79,571 20.42 199.97 15.00 73 21
Alternate Day Day
Dum Dum
1,01,319 45.00 444.14 44.00 98 22 21 - Daily 01 – Daily
Garulia
76,309 35.00 458.66 30 86 21 NIL All – Daily
Gobardanga 41,618 5.00 120.01 3.0 60 17 NIL Daily

Habra 1,00,223 45.00 352.00 30.00 67 22 NIL Daily
Halisahar
1,14,028 37.00 297.19 30.00 81 23 NIL All - Daily
Kamarhati 28 - All 7 – Twice in a
3,14,334 278.32 885.43 150.00 54 35
Alternate Day week
Kanchrapara 1,00,194 60.00 475.74 40.00 67 24 2 - Daily 22 – Weekly
All Alternate
Khardah 88,358 70.00 602.14 63.00 90 21 NIL
Day
Madhyamgram All Alternate
1,07,000 65.00 418.00 60.00 92 23 NIL
Day
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Collection method
Collect
MSW Per capita MSW Doorstep Road side
Name of the ion Total
Population Generati waste Collecti (no. of wards (no. of wards
Municipal efficie no. of
in 2001 on /day generation on /day covered and covered and
Bodies ncy wards
(in MT) (gms/day) (in MT) collection collection
(%)
schedule) schedule)
Naihati
1,32,701 80.00 371.35 60.00 75 28 NIL All - Daily
New Barrackpore All Alternate
63,795 14.00 168.30 10.5 75 19 NIL
Day
North
10 – Alternate
Barrackpore 1,00,606 40.00 323.83 38.00 95 22 12 - Daily
Day
North Dum Dum 12 - All 18 – Once in a
2,20,032 62.00 281.00 49.00 79 30
Alternate Day week
Panihati 2,75,990 329.00 944.37 164.00 50 35 NIL Daily
Rajarhat
1,72,000 92.00 338.51 87.00 95 27 All - Daily NIL
Gopalpur
South Dum Dum
2,32,811 120.00 306.01 100.00 83 35 All - Daily NIL
Taki
37,302 7.8 209.10 2.00 26 16 NIL Daily
Titagarh
1,14,085 60.00 483.10 50.00 83 23 06 - Daily 17 - Daily

Transportation of
MSW
Name of the Generat
Municipality ion /day Existing land New land
Hand No. of No. of
(in MT) Tricycle cart
Trailer
Truck Tractor
for MSW identified for
Ashoknagar-
20.00 11 04 02 NIL 02 2.33 Acres NIL
Kalyangarh
Baduria 20.00 04 06 NIL NIL NIL NIL N.A.
Baranagar
140.00 NIL 170 8 04 04 N.A. NIL
Barasat
72.00 65 35 05 01 05 1.38 Acres NIL
Barrackpore
28.00 26 20 06 01 03 3 Acres NIL
Basirhat 18.00 NIL 24 03 NIL 03 1 Acres NIL

Bhatpara
220.00 NIL 65 16 01 04 5.68 Acres
Bidhannagar
150.00 20 65 07 05 07 200 Acres NIL
Bongaon 20.42 35 12 02 NIL 02 NIl 2.08 Acres

Dum Dum
45.00 NIL 30 03 03 03
Garulia
35.00 NIL 24 04 NIL 04 4 Acres 5 Acres
Gobardanga 5.00 07 NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL 12 Acres

Habra 45.00 25 NIL 02 NIL 02 3 Acres NIL
Halisahar
37.00 23 04 03 NIL 03 NIL 7.00 Acres
Kamarhati
278.32 NIL NIL 13 02 13 7 Acres NIL
Kanchrapara 60.00 12 20 26 01 9 4.00 Acres NIL
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Transportation of
MSW
Name of the Generat
Municipality ion /day Existing land New land
Hand No. of No. of
(in MT) Tricycle cart
Trailer
Truck Tractor
Khardah 70.00 NIL 42 07 NIL 07 1.83 Acres NIL
Madhyamgram
65.00 48 23 03 NIL 03 4.37 Acres NIL
Naihati
80.00 12 07 03 03 3.3 Acres NIL
New
Barrackpore 14.00 25 30 07 01 07 5.00 Acres
North
Barrackpore 40.00 NIL 55 05 02 05 NIL NIL
North Dum
Dum 62.00 32 NIL 06 NIL 06 1.19 Acres 12.19 Acres
Panihati 329.00 40 45 29 01 12 1.34 Acres NIL

Rajarhat
92.00 81 NIL NIL 02 NIL NIL NIL
-Gopalpur
South Dum
Dum 120.00 NIL NIL 02 02 02 NIL NIL
Taki
7.8 NIL 06 01 NIL 01 NIL 2 Acres
Titagarh
60.00 30 20 06 01 06 2.5 Acres NIL

Per day BMW
No. of
Clinic/Pa
th labs.
250gms/bed/day)
Ashoknagar- No separate collection or
20 NIL 01 02 65 0.016
Kalyangarh disposal system
Baduria 03 NIL 01 NIL 60 0.015
disposal system
Through Common Bio-
Baranagar medical waste treatment
N.A. 01 02 11 330 0.083
facility provided by
Medicare Incine (P) Ltd.
Barasat No separate collection or
32 NIL 01 13 627 0.157
disposal system
Barrackpore No separate collection or
30 NIL 03 10 509 0.127
disposal system
Basirhat 19 01 01 05 249 0.062
disposal system
Bhatpara No separate collection or
10 01 01 07 182 0.046
disposal system
Through Common Bio-
Bidhannagar medical waste treatment
N.A. 01 02 12 668 0.167
facility provided by
Medicare Incine (P) Ltd.
Bongaon 13 NIL 01 05 315 0.079
disposal system
Dum Dum No separate collection or
30 01 NIL 06 173 0.043
disposal system
Garulia No separate collection or
05 NIL NIL 03 12 0.003
disposal system
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Per day BMW
No. of
Clinic/Pa
th labs.
250gms/bed/day)
Gobardanga 04 NIL 01 05 67 0.017
disposal system
Habra 31 NIL 01 05 171 0.043
disposal system
Halisahar No separate collection or
NIL 05 NIL NIL 05 0.0013
disposal system
Kamarhati No separate collection or
18 NIL 02 06 527 0.132
disposal system
Kanchrapara 13 01 01 01 241 0.060
disposal system
Khardah 10 NIL 01 02 111 0.028
disposal system
Madhyamgram Separate collection
03 01 01 03 128 0.032
system for BMW
Naihati No separate collection or
10 01 01 09 225 0.056
disposal system
New
Separate collection
Barrackpore 08 NIL NIL 03 63 0.016
system for BMW
North
Barrackpore 03 NIL NIL 01 12 0.003
disposal system
North Dum Dum No separate collection or
03 01 NIL 01 50 0.012
disposal system
Panihati 06 01 01 07 289 0.072
disposal system
Partly covered by
Common Bio-medical
Rajarhat
12 01 NIL 17 361 0.090 waste treatment facility
Gopalpur
provided by Medicare
Incine (P) Ltd.
South Dum Dum No separate collection or
35 01 01 18 318 0.079
disposal system
Taki No separate collection or
03 01 01 01 61 0.015
disposal system
Titagarh No separate collection or
02 01 NIL 03 205 0.051
disposal system
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District: SOUTH 24 PARGANAS
Pujali
With urban fringe of the metropolitan city of Kolkata, the district South 24 Parganas also has the
remote riverine villages in the Sundarbans area. Agriculture and pisciculture are well developed
in the district. As in Census-2001 the total population of the district is 69,09,015. Alipore, a
southern suburb of Kolkata is the district-headquarter. This district has a portion of world famous
mangrove delta and land of Royal Bengal Tiger, Sundarbans, formerly ‘Sunderbunds’, vast tract
of forest and saltwater swamp forming the lower part of the Ganges Delta, extending about 160
miles (260 km) along the Bay of Bengal from the Hooghly River Estuary (India) to the Meghna
River Estuary in Bangladesh. The name Sundarbans is perhaps derived from the term meaning
"forest of Sundari," a reference to the large mangrove tree that provides valuable fuel.
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Municipal Bodies
South 24 Parganas district have 7 nos. municipal bodies, namely Joynagar-Majilpur, Maseshtala,
Baruipur, Budge-Budge, Pujali, Rajpur-Sonarpur, Diamond Harbour altogether covers an area of
141.69 sq. km. with total municipal population strength 9,40,453. They total produce per day
195.69 MT of MSW excluding bio-medical wastes, generated by 57 nos. health care units (bed
strength 1,196) and 57 nos. clinics and pathological units. In Diamond Harbour Municipal area
one Microwave installed at D.H. Dist. Hospital by WBHSDP and it is using as a common
treatment facility for the health care units situated within this municipal area.

Total
Population
Name & Address of Phone/ Population Population area Municipal
density/
the Municipality FAX No. in 1991 in 2001 (in sq. category
sq. km.
km.)
Baruipur Municipality 2433 8201
PO. Baruipur FAX: 2433 0980 37,659 44,964 9.50 4,733 Class III
Dist. : 24 Parganas(S)
Budge Budge
2470 1224 / 1885
Municipality
71, ZM. G. Road 72,951 75,465 9.06 8,329 Class II
FAX: 2470 1540
P.O.: Budge - Budge
Diamond Harbour
Municipality 9174 255 346
30,266 37,238 11.00 3,385 Class III
P.O.: Diamond Harbour
Joynagar – Majilpur
Municipality
953218 220553
P.O.: Joynagar - 20,217 23,319 5.81 4,014 Class III
FAX: 953218 221044
Majilpur
Maheshtala
2490 2280 / 1651
Municipality
FAX: 2490 9296 3,08,000 3,89,214 43.00 9,051 Class I
P.O.: Maheshtala
Pujali Municipality
P.O.: Purba 2482 2267 / 2480
30,000 33,863 8.32 4,070 Class III
Nischintapur FAX : 2482 0252
Rajpur Sonarpur
60,175 3,36,390 55.00 6,116 Class I
P.O.: Harinavi FAX: 2477 7996
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Collection method
MSW
Per capita MSW Collect Doorstep Road side
Name of the Genera Total
Population waste Collec ion
Municipal tion / no. of (no. of wards (no. of wards
in 2001 generation tion /day efficien
Bodies day wards covered and covered and
(gms/day) (in MT) cy (%) collection collection
(in MT)
schedule) schedule)
Baruipur 44,964 10.00 222.40 8.50 85 17 NIL All-Daily
Budge Budge 75,465 25.00 331.28 5.00 20 20 2 - Daily 18 -Daily
Diamond All – Alternate
37,238 10.00 268.54 6.00 60 16 NIL
Harbour Day
Joynagar –
23,319 4.90 210.13 1.00 20 14 NIL All-Daily
Majilpur
Maheshtala 3,89,214 81.69 209.88 NIL 00 35 NIL Not yet Started
Pujali 33,863 4.10 121.08 NIL 00 15 NIL Not yet Started
Rajpur Sonarpur 3,36,390 60.00 178.36 32.00 53 33 16 - Daily 17 -Daily

MSW Collection of MSW Transportation of MSW Disposal land
Name of the Generat Existing land New land
Municipality ion /day Tricycle Hand Trailer No. of No. of
Baruipur 10.00 20 NIL NIL 03 NIL 0.5 Acres 2.00 Acres
Budge - Budge 25.00 NIL NIL NIL 01 NIL 3.34 Acres NIL
Diamond
10.00 NIL 04 NIL 01 NIL 0.9 Acres NIL
Harbour
Joynagar –
4.90 03 10 02 NIL 01 0.29 Acres NIL
Majilpur
Maheshtala 81.69 N.A.
Pujali 4.10 Collection system yet to develop
Rajpur Sonarpur 60.00 30 55 02 NIL 02 2.67 Acres 12.75 Acres

No. of Per day BMW
Name of the Clinic/P Municipal Govt. Pvt. Totalgeneration in
Disposal Facility for BMW
Municipality ath HCU HCU HCU Bed MT (considering
Baruipur 10 NIL NIL 11 116 0.029
disposal system
Budge - Budge 04 NIL NIL 03 13 0.003
disposal system
Through Common Bio-
Diamond medical waste treatment
16 NIL 01 11 210 0.053
Harbour facility (Microwave) at D.H.
S.D. Hospital
Joynagar – No separate collection or
10 01 NIL 08 60 0.015
Majilpur disposal system
Partly covered by
Maheshtala NIL 01 01 05 361 0.090 CBMWTDF-Howrah provided
by a Private Operator.
No Health care units are situated under the municipal jurisdiction. Therefore no Bio-medical
Pujali
waste generate here.
Partly covered by
Rajpur Sonarpur 17 01 01 11 199 0.049 CBMWTDF-Howrah provided
by a Private Operator.
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CHAPTER IV
PRESENT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
PRACTICES IN WEST BENGAL
4.1. Municipal Solid Waste Management
4.2. Bio-Medical Waste Management
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4.1 Municipal Solid Waste Management
Generation
a) There are 126 nos. municipal  Total nos. of Municipal bodies in the State – 126 Nos.
authorities in the State of West  Nos. of Municipal Corporation within KMA …. 3 Nos.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Kolkata
Bengal. Among which 41 nos. are Howrah Municipal Corporation, Howrah
Chandernagore Municipal Corporation, Hooghly
located within KMA area and
 Nos. of Municipalities within KMA ……………..38 Nos.
remaining 85nos. are beyond KMA
area. The total solid wastes  Nos. of Municipal Corporation outside KMA…... 3 Nos.
Durgapur Municipal Corporation, Barddhaman
generation from 126 nos. Asansol Municipal Corporation, Barddhaman
Siliguri Municipal Corporation, Darjeeling
municipalities is around 8,675 MT
per day.  Nos. of Municipalities outside KMA ……………82 Nos.
(including 2 nos. Notified Area Authority)
Note : KMA– Kolkata Metropolitan Area

b) There are immense variations in per
capita waste generation. The
municipal authorities (mainly in non-  Total Population :
KMA area) do not maintain proper As on As on
Census 1991 Census 2001
records of solid waste generation. Rural 4,93,70,364 5,77,34,690
Urban 1,87,07,601 2,24,86,481
As a consequence, the waste Total 6,80,77,965 8,02,21,171
generation figures of these

 Total Population within 126 nos. municipal bodies
municipal authorities was calculated
@210gms per capita per day basis. in 1991 in 2001
1,56,65,057 1,95,40,120
In some big cities like Kolkata,
Howrah, Siliguri etc. floating
population is one of the factors for  Total area covered by 126 nos. municipal bodies :
2520.26 sq. km.
more waste generation.
Average population density in municipal areas is 7753
(person/sq.km.)
c) The composition of MSW also

 Total MSW generation in 126 nos. municipal areas :
varies from place to place. In KMA 8674.47 MT/day
areas, a major portion of MSW Average per capita MSW generation in municipal areas
is 360.4 gms./day (approx.)
comprises of paper, plastics,
packaging wastes, metal can, glass,
batteries, building materials/construction wastes, etc. Whereas in non-KMA areas MSW
mainly contains bio-degradable wastes like garden wastes, cow dung, straw etc.
Composition of MSW also depends on the agricultural production and commercial activities
of a particular area, e.g. a major portion of MSW generated by Dhulian Municipality of
Murshidabad district is Biri leaf (Kendu).
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Collection
a) The methodology adopted by the municipal authorities in the State for collection of MSW is
not scientific. Generally collection and storage of waste is not done at source. Though a
good numbers of municipalities have taken initiatives for doorstep collection, but majority of
them, particularly in non-KMA area, there is no system of collection of waste at doorstep. In
absence of the doorstep collection, the waste is either thrown on the streets or disposed off
in common waste collection bins available in the community., which is finally collected
through municipal collection system. In many places the bins are neither adequate in number
nor properly designed. Open sites or cement concrete bins, metal bins, etc. are used for
temporary bulk storage of wastes. This type of waste collection system is unhygienic and
necessitate multiple handling of wastes. Waste is more often seen outside the bins. In many
areas, roadside collection bins are not cleared regularly resulting in emanation of odour in
the adjacent area.
b) Collection of waste at doorstep is an integral part of efficient MSW management system.

This collection system have been already implemented either fully or partly by some
municipal authorities like Kolkata, New Barrackpore, North Dum Dum, Madhyamgram, South
Dum Dum, Barrackpore, Bidhannagar in North 24 Parganas District, Rishra, Bhadreswar,
Chandernagore in Hooghly District, Howrah, Bally in Howrah District, Kalyani in Nadia,
English Bazar in Maldah etc. In other municipal areas, mainly in non-KMA areas, the wastes
are collected directly from roadside bins/demarked collection places. The bins are not
cleared regularly; often cleared once or twice in a week. Due to the unplanned urbanization
in many municipal areas, the road width does not permit the entry of vehicle/tricycle to collect
MSW. In such cases, handcart or one wheel trolley is used.
c) Street sweeping is one of the method of primary collection of wastes. But in most municipal
areas, it is not done regularly. Several streets are not swept at all.
d) In cities like Kolkata having population more than 4.5 million and Howrah with population
above 1 million, the municipal workers are facing problems in house to house waste
collection in some places because of congested roads/lanes particularly in the slum areas.
e) Waste handling is done manually and the present system of loading/unloading of wastes is
labour intensive and also time consuming.
f) As per available information/data, it has been observed that out of 126 nos. municipal
authorities, 33 nos. Municipal Authorities have achieved more than 90% collection of MSW,
50 nos. have achieved more than 50% and remaining have very poor collection efficiencies.
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Roadside collection in tricycle van at Bankura Municipal area
Transportation
a) The wastes are mostly collected by the municipal workers from the roadside bins/vats and
carried away to the place of final disposal by either tractor-trailer or trucks. In certain cases,
there are arrangements of collection of garbage from the bins located in the narrow streets in
wheel barrows. Later on these collected wastes are disposed in a larger bin on the main road
from where the trucks collect the same. In most of the cases, the transportation fleet does
not synchronize with the types of dustbins provided.
b) Except KMC, refuse collector, dumper placers are rarely used for solid waste transportation
in West Bengal. Transportation of waste is done mainly through tractor-trailers or open
trucks. In most cases, the transport vehicles are loaded manually. The frequency of
collection of wastes and the number of transport vehicles are inadequate. Most of the
vehicles are old and needs replacement.
c) It was observed by the project team that except a few municipal areas, in most cases the
MSW is transported in vehicles without any cover over the wastes. This results in scattering
and littering of wastes on the roads and causing nuisance to the environment.
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Disposal
a) It has been observed by the project team during their field survey that most of the
municipalities, particularly within non-KMA area, have no earmarked waste dumping ground.
The common practice is indiscriminate dumping in and around the roadside, low-lying lands,
ditch etc. In some areas, a few slums or small houses were found in close proximity to the
disposal ground. Due to rapid urbanization, availability of waste disposal land in the KMA
area and in urban areas is a major issue. The growth of the towns also poses problems for
prolong use of the existing disposal sites. Mechanical composting has been rarely used by
the civic authorities so far. The scientific landfills are not being practiced anywhere.
b) Most of the municipalities do not have proper planning for effective utilization of their
dumping ground. Apart from the identified disposal sites, the municipal authorities also
dispose the MSW indiscriminately in many places. Since in most cases, there is no system
for compaction, the un-compacted wastes fill the disposal site soon. As a result the disposal
sites are not utilized to its full capacity. Unscientific and indiscriminate disposal of MSW
generates foul smell and acts as a breeding ground for flies, rodents and pests. During rainy
season the run off from the dump sites may pollute nearby surface water and low lands and
spreads water born disease like diarrhoea, cholera, plague etc.
Workers engaged in unloading the MSW from trailer at the MSW dumpsite
in Bankura Municipality
Present MSW Management status in the State
Due to financial constrains and other infrastructure problems, solid waste management issue
does not get the desired priority in Municipal Bodies. Out of 126 nos. municipal bodies, a few
authorities have taken some initiatives for MSW management. Some such initiatives have been
discussed below :
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a. Model Facility for MSW Management at North Dum Dum Municipality and New Barrackpore
Municipality :
It is a Model Project on Management of Municipal Solid Waste for New Barrackpore and
North Dum Dum Municipalities with financial support from CPCB and KMDA on 50:50 cost
sharing basis. The land area of 11.1 acres, situated in mouza Fatullapur (J.L.No.3)
PS. Nimta, Dist. 24 Parganas (N) within North Dum Dum Municipal area, will be utilized for
developing landfill facility and compost plant. Bamboo fencing has been completed for the
landfill site of area 6.1 acres by the North Dum Dum Municipality. The KMDA engaged the
National Productivity Council (NPC) and Karnataka Compost Development Corporation
(KCDC) to prepare the Project Report of the engineered Landfill Site and Compost Plant
(Vermi Composting) respectively. The tools and equipments viz. containerized tricycle vans,
intermediate storage containers (Capacity 3.5m3 and 4.5m3), tractor with hydraulic lifting
devices, are being utilized by both the municipalities. The containerized tricycle vans are
being used by both the municipalities for collection of municipal solid wastes at doorstep
through private agency against charges @ Rs.10/- per household per month. All the tools &
equipments for the collection, storage & transportation of the municipal solid wastes have
been procured. Both the municipalities have arranged a number of awareness programmes
involving Ward Committee, Bazar Committee, local clubs, NGOs, Social workers, School
children etc. The Second Phase of the project i.e. development of the Compost Plant and
Landfill Facility will start after getting clearance from the Airport Authority.
Under the model project this type of

containerized tricycle vans are now used
for doorstep collection of MSW in North
Dum Dum and New Barrackpore
municipal areas
This type of metal containers are now used for MSW carrying under the Model Facility Project in
North Dum Dum and New Barrackpore municipal areas
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b. Solid waste management in Kolkata Municipal Corporation :
The KMC is one of the oldest (established in 1726) and largest municipal body in West
Bengal with a total population of 45,80,544 (as per Census 2001) with 141 wards and covers
a total area of 187.33 sq. km. Total solid waste handled by the KMC is near about 2700
MT/day. As a State capital, a large number of people come here every day from other places
and so flying or occasional population adds a considerable amount of solid waste every day.
The KMC has already introduced doorstep collection system for household wastes in most of
the wards and simultaneously practice collection of the wastes from roadside vats or from
market, commercial offices/institutions and disposes the same in the final dumping ground
commonly known as Dhapa dumping ground. By engaging private agencies, some wastes
are processed for composting (windrows composting) and producing organic manure. As
the existing dumping ground is about to exhaust within a year or two, the KMC Authority has
already identified a site (Dhapa II) for development of engineered landfill facility under
Kolkata Environment Improvement Project (KEIP) funded by the ADB.
Rag pickers are busy to collect recyclable

materials from fresh garbage at Dhapa
(MSW dumping ground of KMC)
Old waste dump at Dhapa
Decomposed wastes are collected to manure

processing plant at Dhapa
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c. Solid waste management in Bhadreswar Municipality
The Bhadreswar Municipality with the help of KMDA has developed a Compost Plant (Vermi
Composting) and a site has been identified for the development of landfill facility. The
municipality has started collection of segregated MSW from houses against charges in 20
nos. wards by using containerized tricycle vans. The specially designed van carrying 2
different coloured plastic buckets (picture below), one for biodegradable wastes and another
for non-biodegradable wastes. The segregated wastes are stored at secondary transfer
bin/containers (the green covered container in picture below) and finally it is carried to the
compost plant or landfill site. The municipality has also set up a bio-gas plant (Gobar Gas)
and the bio-gas generated is utilized in the crematorium; the residue of the bio-gas Plant
being used as organic manure.
Specially designed MSW collection vehicle in the Bhadreswar Municipality
Vermi-composting in the Bhadreswar Municipality
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d. Solid waste management in Kalyani Municipality
Kalyani Municipality has started doorstep collection for wastes in all the wards against
charges. After segregation, the bio-degradable wastes are carried to their compost plant for
producing organic manure. Specially designed covered trailer (as shown in picture below) is
being used for transportation of MSW. The municipality has tied up with the nurseries to use
the organic manure from the compost plant.
Covered Trailer for transportation of MSW being used at Kalyani Municipality
e. Solid waste management in Kanchrapara Municipality
Kanchrapara Municipality with 24 wards has started a pilot project for solid waste
management in two wards and gradually spreading in other wards in phased manner.
Presently, they have started doorstep collection from 15 nos. wards and for remaining wards
solid waste are collected from roadside bins every day or every alternate day. From the
collected wastes, the bio-degradable wastes are transported to Compost Plant to make
compost organic manure through micro-bio technology. It is proposed that the technology is
being used on a trial basis to produce about 1 ton manure per month. Finally, it will be
implemented as a full-fledged project for MSW management in the total municipal area.
f. The Panihati Municipality has also started civil work for the development of compost plant
(Vermi Compost) and also started house to house collection.
g. The Maheshtala Municipality has also identified land of area 17 acres for composting and
landfill. The KMDA has prepared the DPR for the collection, transportation, treatment (Vermi
Composting) and disposal of MSW.
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h. The Detailed Project Report of Chandernagore Municipal Corporation has been prepared by
KMDA for Compost Plant (Vermi Compost) & engineered landfill. The land, about 5.34 acres,
has been identified for the implementation of the municipal solid waste management plan.
The door-to-door collection of municipal solid wastes including segregation of biodegradable
& non-biodegradable wastes has started in most of the wards.
i. The Japan Bank of International Cooperation (JBIC) has entrusted M/s. Japan Environmental
Consultants Ltd. to carry out pre-feasibility study for the integrated solid waste management
plan of 6 nos. municipalities namely Serampore, Rishra, Konnagar, Uttarpara-Kotrang,
Baidyabati and Champdani Municipality in Hooghly District. 51 acres of land at Dirghangi,
District-Hooghly has also been identified and it is under process for acquisition. The JBIC
has submitted the pre-feasibility report to the KMDA.
j. In Sriniketan Santiniketan Development Authority (SSDA) area: Mr. P. U. Asnani, Consultant,

USAEP has prepared a Preliminary Project Report on municipal solid waste for the entire
planning areas of the SSDA. The State Board conducted a series of meetings with the
SSDA, Bolpur Municipality and Visva Bharati, to impress upon them for the implementation
of the Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan. According to the project report prepared by
Mr. P.U. Asnani for disposal of the municipal solid waste, SSDA identified 5 acres of land.
k. In Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA) area: The Detailed Project Report of
MSW management for Siliguri Municipal Corporation has been prepared by SJDA. About
37.26 acres of land has been identified for setting up of waste processing and landfill facility.
The land is located at Muoza- Binnaguri near Sahudangi under P.S -Rajganj, Dist Jalpaiguri.
The SJDA invited a tender for the development of Compost Plant & Landfill Facility. The
West Bengal Pollution Control Board committed to provide a fund of Rs. 25 Lakhs for the
development of Landfill Facility and already released Rs. 10 lakhs as 1st installment.
l. In Haldia Development Authority (HDA) area: The Haldia Development Authority and M/s.
Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd. have formed a joint Venture Company in the name of M/s.
West Bengal Waste Management Limited. This Company will develop an integrated Waste
Management Complex on Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) basis for the hazardous
wastes of the entire State, municipal solid wastes and biomedical wastes for the Haldia
Municipality and other adjacent municipalities. The site of area 70 acres for the integrated
facility is situated at Mouza Purba Srikrishnapur, P.S Sutahata, Dist- Purba Midnapore.
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4.2 Bio-medical Waste Management
Most of the health care units in different municipal areas do not have a proper BMW
management system. Mixing of general and infectious waste, to more or less extent has
been a common feature for these health care units. Since, segregation of different categories
of waste at source is most important in BMW management, the problem deserves utmost
attention. In case of mutilation and decontamination of waste sharp there is lack of
awareness, motivation, responsibilities, availability of needle cutters, bleach solution etc.
In most of the Govt. hospitals, the condition of the common collection points (temporary
storage) are very acute. There are construction defects like lack of shades or wire mesh,
proper drainage system, lock and key arrangement etc. Sometimes they are overfilled with
garbage that spills over.
It has been found in many places that the burial pits are not constructed as per the
specification and have no fencing around them; thereby providing free access to scavengers.
In some cases the municipalities do not provide a dedicated transport to haul the biomedical
waste as a result the burial pits remain unused since its construction.
Campus pits for BMW disposal in Raghunathpur

Sub-Div. Hospital in Purulia District
Condition of common storage vat in some of the Govt.

Hospitals and their using scenario. Photograph taken
during survey in Kandi Sub-Div. Hospital, Dist.
Murshidabad.
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Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility (CBMWTDF) in West Bengal
Two Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities (CBMWTDF) are operating
at Belgachia in Howrah District and at Kalyani in Nadia District. Both the facilities provide
service for collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of bio medical wastes (BMW). The
facilities are now covering most of the health care units including pathological laboratories,
clinics etc. situated in Kolkata, Howrah, 24 Parganas(N), 24 Parganas(S), Hooghly, Nadia and
Murshidabad districts. These CBMWTDFs have been set up by M/s. Medicare Incin Pvt. Ltd., a
sister concern of M/s. Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd., Hyderabad. The Howrah facility came into
operation since November 2003 and the Kalyani facility started operation in September 2005.
They collect the untreated BMW from individual health care units and treat them in their facility.
Both the facility has a double-chambered incinerator (Primary Chamber and Secondary
Chamber, maintaining temperature 800  50 0C and 1050  50 0C respectively) with automatic
feeding system & full fledged pollution control system (venturi scrubber) and autoclave with
shredder.
Air pollution control

system
Conveyor
Two chambered Waste Incinerator

Autoclave with
automatic feeding
system
Standby
Autoclave
Autoclave
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Collection and Transportation System : For collection and transportion of BMW from the
different health care units situated in Districts, a number of vehicles of TATA 407 type and
Auto Vans are used.
During collection of the BMW, the operator is maintaining the manifest system. As per the
guideline of the operator, after segregation of the BMW at source, the incinerable wastes
(anatomical wastes) are to be kept in yellow coloured bags whereas the non-incinerable
wastes (non-anatomical wastes) are to be kept in blue coloured bags. All these plastic bags
have bio-hazard symbol printed on them. The operator also supplies these bags against
fixed charges. The sharps & needles are to be kept in puncture proof plastic containers.
Special Dedicated Transport Vehicles (TATA 407) for BMW carrying
Service Cost of the Facility : Before joining the facility, the Private operator of the said
facility makes an agreement with the individual healthcare units to negotiate the terms and
conditions. But instead of individual agreement, the Health Department, Govt. of W.B. made
an agreement with the private operator on behalf of 31nos. State Govt. Hospitals and other
Blood Banks situated within KMC.
At present Rs. 2.70/- per bed per day is being charged from the private Nursing Homes and
Hospitals, whereas Rs. 2.45/- per bed per day is being charged from the State Govt.
Hospitals as service charges for collection, transportation, and treatment of the BMW. The
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reduction of the rate in the case of Govt. units is due to the less production of the BMW per
bed per day compared to its private counterpart. The Service charges rendering for the
pathological laboratories / clinics depends upon the waste generated, type of pathological
tests etc. and it ranges from minimum of Rs. 500/- per month to a maximum of Rs. 1500/-
per month.
The service charge of the facility @ Rs. 2.70/- per bed per day was vetted by a committee
comprising of the members of WBPCB, Health Deptt. Govt. of W.B., and KMC.
Upcoming Common Bio-Medical Wastes Treatment and Disposal Facilities by Private

Operator
1. At Haldia, Purba Medinipur : The facility is being developed by M/s West Bengal Waste
Management Ltd. (capacity 10,000 beds/day) for the health care units in Purba Medinipur
& Paschim Medinipur districts and also the health care units situated in the adjacent
districts. It is being set up as part of the Integrated Waste Treatment, Storage and
Disposal Facility already developed for hazardous wastes at Haldia. One autoclave has
been already installed. The facility is expected to start operation from August 2006.
2. At Asansol, Burdwan : The facility is being developed by M/s Medicare Incin Pvt. Ltd. with
capacity to treat BMW from 30,000 beds/day. Asansol-Durgapur Development Authority
[ADDA] has provided a lease land of area 2 acres. The construction work has already
stared and it is expected to start operation from December 2006.
Common Bio-Medical Wastes Treatment and Disposal Facilities by Govt.
a. Under the West Bengal Health Systems Development Project of the Health & Family Welfare
Department Govt. of W.B., an autoclave of capacity 80 kg/day installed at J.N.M. Hospital,
Kalyani in August 2002, for the treatment of non-anatomical wastes of J.N.M. Hospital along
with a deep burial pit constructed by the Kalyani Municipality at the MSW dumping ground for
disposal of anatomical wastes of J.N.M. Hospital. The said facility was later opened by the
State Govt. for the other health care units within the Kalyani Municipality and this is now
operating as Common Treatment Facility (CTF) for all health care units within the Kalyani
Municipality.
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Kalyani Municipality itself is acting as operator for collection and transportation of segregated
& untreated BMW against charge of Rs. 10/- per bed/month from the Hospital & nursing
homes including pathological clinics. After collection of the bio-medical wastes, the non-
anatomical portion goes to the autoclave unit for treatment & the anatomical portion is
disposed off to the deep burial pit at MSW dumping ground. After treatment by autoclave, the
treated non-anatomical wastes are disposed off to MSW dumping site of the Municipality.
At present Rs. 2.83/- per bed per day is being charged for the hospital and nursing homes.
The treatment cost for BMW from clinics and pathological laboratories is charged @ Rs.
500/- per month.
b. Under the West Bengal Health systems development project (WBHSDP) of the Health &
Family Welfare Department, Govt. of W.B., a microwave of capacity 22 kg/day was installed
at Diamond Harbour Sub-Division Hospital in January 2002 for the treatment of non-
anatomical wastes of Diamond Harbour Sub-Division Hospital and a deep burial pit
constructed by the Diamond Harbour Municipality at the PWD stack yard, Gouripur for the
disposal of anatomical wastes of Diamond Harbour Sub-Division Hospital. Later on, through
joint endeavour by the Health & Family Welfare Dept. Govt. of W.B., West Bengal Pollution
Control Board and Diamond Harbour Municipality, the said microwave & deep burial pit were
started to utilize as Common Treatment Facility (CTF) for all health care units within the
Diamond Harbour Municipality including Diamond Harbour Sub-Division Hospital.
A private agency is engaged by the Diamond Harbour Municipality for collection and
transportation of segregated & untreated bio-medical wastes from the Hospital & nursing
homes including pathological clinics within the Municipality against charges. After collection
of the bio-medical wastes, the non-anatomical portion is sent to the CTF (microwave) for
treatment & the anatomical portion is disposed off to the deep burial pit. After treatment by
microwave, the treated non-anatomical wastes are disposed off to the municipal solid wastes
(MSW) dumping site of Diamond Harbour Municipality.
At present Rs. 5.00/- per bed per day is being charged for the hospital and nursing homes.
The treatment cost is charged for the pathological laboratories / clinics @ Rs. 700/- per
month, for X-Ray units @ Rs. 400/- per month & for pathological laboratories / clinics with X-
Ray units @ Rs. 800/- per month.
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More 13 nos. Autoclaves (like J.N.M. Hospital, Nadia) and 1 no. Microwave (like Diamond
Harbour Sub-divisional Hospital) have installed under WBHSDP at 14 nos. big State Govt.
Hospitals in different districts.
Sl. Municipal area Treatment facility Disposal Facility

Bankura :
1. Bankura Autoclave at Bankura Medical College
& Hospital
Bardhaman :
2. Durgapur Proposal for a CBMWTDF (will be Deep Burial Pit at Durgapur S. D. Hosp.
developed by Private Operator)
3. Asansol Deep Burial Pit at Asansol L.M. Hospital
(S.D. Hospital)
4. Bardhaman Autoclave at Bardhaman Medical Deep Burial Pit at Bardhaman Medical
College & Hospital College & Hospital
5. Kalna Deep Burial Pit at Kalna S.D. Hospital
6. Katwa Deep Burial Pit at Katwa S.D. Hospital
Birbhum :
7. Rampurhat Campus Pit at Rampurhat S.D. Hospital
8. Bolpur Campus Pit at Bolpur S.D. Hospital
9. Suri Autoclave at Suri Sadar Hospital Deep Burial Pit at Suri Sadar Hospital
Coochbehar :
10. Mathabhanga Deep Burial Pit at Mathabhanga S.D.
Hospital
11. Mekhliganj Deep Burial Pit at Mekhliganj S.D.
Hospital
12. Tufanganj Deep Burial Pit at Tufanganj S.D. Hospital
13. Coochbehar Autoclave at M.J.N. Hospital (Dist. Deep Burial Pit at M.J.N. Hospital (Dist.
Hospital) Hospital)
Darjeling :
14. Siliguri Autoclave at Siliguri S.D. Hospital and
also a proposal for CBMWTDF by
private operator
15. Darjeeling Deep Burial Pit at Darjeeling Dist. Hospital
16. Kurseong Deep Burial Pit at Kurseong S.D. Hospital
Uttar Dinajpur :
17. Raiganj Deep Burial Pit at Raiganj Dist. Hospital
18. Islampur Campus Pit at Islampur S.D. Hospital
Hooghly :
19. Hooghly-Chinsurah Autoclave at Hooghly Dist. Hospital Deep Burial Pit at Hooghly Dist. Hospital
20. Serampore Deep Burial Pit at Serampore S.D.
Hospital
21. Uttarpara-Kotrang Deep Burial Pit at Uttarpara State General
Hospital
Howrah :
22. Uluberia Deep Burial Pit at Uluberia S.D. Hospital
23. Bally Deep Burial Pit in Bally Municipality and
Liliah T.L.J. Hospital
24. Howrah Dist. Autoclave at Howrah Dist. Hospital Deep Burial Pit at Howrah Dist. Hospital
Hospital and South Howrah S.G. Hospital
Jalpaiguri :
25. Jalpaiguri Autoclave at Jalpaiguri Dist. Hospital
Malda :
26. English Bazar Autoclave at Malda Dist. Hospital Deep Burial Pit at Malda Dist. Hospital
Medinipur (West):
27. Medinipur Microwave at Medinipur Dist. Hospital Deep Burial Pit at Medinipur Dist. Hospital
Medinipur (East):
28. Haldia Proposal for common facility by private Deep Burial Pit at Haldia S.D. Hospital
operator
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Sl. Municipal area Treatment facility Disposal Facility
Mursidabad :
29. Berhampore Autoclave at Mursidabad Dist. Hospital Deep Burial Pit at Mursidabad Dist.
Hospital
30. Kandi Deep Burial Pit at Kandi S.D. Hospital
31. Murshidabad Deep Burial Pit at Lalbagh S.D. Hospital
Nadia :
32. Ranaghat Deep Burial Pit at Ranaghat S.D. Hospital
33. Santipur Deep Burial Pit at Santipur State General
Hospital
34. Nabadwip Deep Burial Pit at Nabadwip State
General Hospital
35. Chakdaha Deep Burial Pit at Chakdaha State
General Hospital
36. Kalyani Autoclave at J.N.M. Hospital Deep Burial Pit at J.N.M. Hospital
37. Krishnanagar Autoclave at Nadia Dist. Hospital Deep Burial Pit at Nadia Dist. Hospital
Purulia :
38. Raghunathpur Campus Pit at Raghunathpur State
General Hospital
39. Purulia Autoclave at Purulia Deben Mahato Deep Burial Pit at Purulia Deben Mahato
Hospital (District Hospital) Hospital (District Hospital)
South 24 Parganas :
40. Diamond Harbour Microwave at Diamond Harbour S.D. Deep Burial Pit at Diamond Harbour S.D.
Hospital Hospital
North 24 Parganas :
41. Barasat Autoclave at Dist. Hospital Barasat Deep Burial Pit at Barasat Municipal
Dump site
42. Bongaon Deep Burial Pit at Dr. Jiban Ratan Dhar
SD Hospital
43. Basirhat Deep Burial Pit at Basirhat S.D. Hospital
44. Barrackpore Deep Burial Pit at B.N. Bose S.D. Hospital
45. Habra Deep Burial Pit at Habra State General
Hospital
46. Naihati Deep Burial Pit at Naihati State General
Hospital
47. Baranagar Deep Burial Pit at Baranagar State
General Hospital
48. Ashoknagar Deep Burial Pit at Ashoknagar S.G.
Hospital
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CHAPTER V
Conclusion and Recommendations
5.2 Bio-Medical Waste Management
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The inventorisation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in West Bengal was carried out to
review the existing system of storage, collection, transportation and disposal of MSW and to
identify the paucities in this management system. The inventorisation involved the
participation of different Municipal Authorities of the State to get relevant information
regarding the same, so that a proper implementation programme can be framed for the
coherent & even operation of the MSW management in West Bengal. Based on the findings
of the study, the following propositions are made for proper and scientific disposal of the
MSW.
 Except a few municipalities, the segregation and collection of MSW are not carried out at
source which leads to unhygienic littering & indiscriminate disposal of solid waste. To
control the above situation, the source segregation and door-to-door collection system for
both biodegradable & non-biodegradable solid waste has to be introduced. This also
needs the development and upgradation of a database regarding MSW characteristics
and generation. Initiatives should also be taken for use of appropriate equipments for
collection, transport and disposal of MSW with the adoption of an appropriate waste
disposal and processing methodology viz composting, community vermi-composting, etc.
for the same. The local bodies other than municipalities viz. Panchayat, Notified
Authorities, etc. should also take initiative to formulate appropriate waste management
facilities within their jurisdiction and assisting them in their efforts would be considered
another optimistic step in this implementation process.
 An effective management of MSW relies much on community participation along with the
provision of improved amenities and service conditions for formal and informal sector
workers. The workforce and the supervisory staff should be exposed and well versed with
the modern methods of waste management through trainings, seminars and field visits.
Stakeholders should also be made aware of the genuine issues regarding waste
management.
 In order to combat the dearth of a national level policy and inadequate resources,
initiatives should be taken in the formulation of a national policy on SWM along with the
fixation of a rational tariff followed by the imposition of SWM tax to meet city cleaning
costs.
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 The provisions for protective gears and their mandatory use should be initiated along with
a comprehensive health insurance scheme for MSW management workers to provide
safe and hygienic conditions at workplace.
 In response to dearth of public awareness and political will, awareness campaigns, group
meetings should be held with the help from NGO’s, school children, social workers etc.
It can be stated as a general recommendation that the above initiatives have been
implemented either fully or partly by some Municipal Authorities and needs to be extended to
other municipal areas as well. The Financial Institution Reforms and Expansion (Debt)
Project (FIRE-D) of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is
providing support to the Government of West Bengal for making the West Bengal Solid
Waste Management Mission (WBSWMM) operational, and developing projects in Asansol,
Durgapur and Siliguri. The IDFC team for the project has identified two sites and it was
suggested that “regional landfill sites” for shared disposal of MSW between a number of local
bodies integrated with collection and transportation projects, should be considered as
possible solutions. The IDFC team has also proposed the setting up of a central fund to be
managed by the WBSWMM in order to provide grant/subsidies upfront to the project.
5.2 Bio-medical Waste Management
The inventorisation of the health care units in West Bengal as per the provisions of
Biomedical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998 led to the revelation of some
significant observations with respect to the collection, storage, transportation, treatment and
disposal of biomedical waste.
Segregation of BMW of different categories at source is an integral part of an efficient waste

management. But the general feature of BMW management in West Bengal particularly in
rural areas has been the intermingling of this waste with MSW to some extent or the other. In
some cases the transportation vehicles do not follow the specifications provided in the above
rule. With respect to treatment and disposal there remains a dearth of knowledge in part of
the workers. In places, the burial pit are not constructed as per specification resulting into
them turning as breeding ground for rodent, flies etc. The temporary storage areas of BMW
suffer from negligence, erroneous site selection and constructional defects. Some remain
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non-functional due to the want of proper facilities to dispose off the waste while other suffer
from lack of transport to haul the biomedical waste. Notwithstanding, there remains a
likelihood of spillage of BMW if the storage sites are not cleared on a day-to-day basis.
With respect to the above scenario, steps are being taken to improve the present system of
BMW management in the state. Two Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal
Facilities (CBMWTDF) are operating at Belgachia and Kalyani. Both the facilities
maneuvered by Private Operators, provide service for collection, transportation, treatment
and disposal of BMW in lieu of a service cost. These facilities are now covering large number
of health care units situated in different districts. An affirmative step is also taken in part from
M/s West Bengal Management Ltd and M/s Medicare Incin Pvt. Ltd to set up a CBMWTDF in
Haldia & Durgapur, which will be made functional very soon. Under the West Bengal Health
System Development Project (WBHSDP) about 14 nos. Autoclaves and 2 nos. Microwaves
have been installed at 14nos State Government Hospitals in different districts. The waste
autoclave installed at J.N.M. Hospital at Kalyani and the microwave installed in Diamond
Harbour Sub-divisional Hospital is now operating as a common facility for the health care
units situated within the respective municipal areas. For a myriad number of primary health
care units, rural hospitals operating in different districts, there is a need for the development
of a common collection centers/ transfer stations to handle the waste generated from the
above units. These transfer stations would be functional for a group of rural health care units
operating in a given area. This resolves the problem of waste generated by the rural health
care units, which could not be accessed on a day-to-day basis because of these units being
situated in remote areas and operating in small capacities.
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Districts of West Bengal and MSW generation
5
DARJEELING
222.93 4 JALPAIGURI
73.66
Siliguri
COACH
6 BEHAR
4
72.67
North
Dinajpur Total no. of Municipal
bodies within the District
70.57
Numbers in gray shade
2 South indicates the total quantity
Dinajpur of MSW generates per day
2 MALDAH 65.24
in respective municipal
areas (in MT)
47.10
State capital
Major Cities
7
MURSHIDABAD
159.55
6
N
BIRBHUM 10
Asansol
150.27 Bolpur /
Santiniketan
Durgapur NADIA
11 BARDHAMAN 200.91
3 635.40
3 PURULIA Map not to scale
BANKURA
23.40 27
85.13 12
HOOGHLY NORTH
510.80 1 24 PARGANAS
Howrah
8 3 2133.54
KOLKATA
WEST HOWRAH 2700.00
MIDNAPORE 1015.00
7 SOUTH
214.31 Haldia 24 PARGANAS
5
195.69
EAST Sundarban areas
MIDNAPORE
98.30
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Abbreviations used
BMW : Bio Medical Waste
BMWM : Bio Medical Waste Management
BOOT : Build Own Operate and Transfer
CBMWTDF: Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facility
CPCB : Central Pollution Control Board
HDA : Haldia Development Authority
HMC : Howrah Municipal Corporation
IPP : Indian Population Project
JBIC : Japan Bank of International Cooperation
KCDC : Karnataka Compost Development Corporation
KEIP : Kolkata Environment Improvement Project
KMA : Kolkata Metropolitan Area
KMC : Kolkata Municipal Corporation
KMDA : Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
KUSP : Kolkata Urban Services for the Poor
MSW : Municipal Solid Waste
MSWM : Municipal Solid Waste Management
NEERI : National Environmental Engineering Research Institute
NGO : Non-Government Organization
NPC : National Productivity Council
PPP : Public Private Partnership
SJDA : Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority
SSDA : Sriniketan-Santiniketan Development Authority
SWM : Solid Waste Management
TPD : Tone Per Day
USAEP : United States Asia Environmental Partnership
USAED : United States Agency for International Development
WBHSDP : West Bengal Health System Development Project
WBPCB : West Bengal Pollution Control Board
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References
Santra, S. C. (2004). Environmental Science, New Central Book Agency(P) Ltd.
Chatterjee, A. K., 2001, Water Supply and Waste Disposal and environmental engineering,
Khanna Publishers.
Bhatia, S. C., 2001, Environmental pollution control in chemical process industries, Khanna
Publishers.
Report (2004), Municipal Solid Waste Management in Asia, Asian institute of Technology,
Thailand.
Project Report (2003), Revised
List of the websites searched for reference :
http://www.wb.nic.in
http://edugreen.teri.res.in
http://www.calcuttaweb.com
www.compost.org/compostfaq.html
mcgm.gov.in
www.vigyanprasar.com
www.webindia123.com
www.bengalonthenet.com
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Annexure- I
Sample Questionnaire format for inventorisation

(Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal)
Paribesh Bhawan,
Bldg. No. 10 A, Block-LA, Sector III,
Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 098
Phone: 033-2335-9088/7428/6731, FAX : 091-033-2335-6730
Website : www.wbpcb.gov.in e-mail : wbpcbnet@wbpcb.gov.in
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date: ……………
Format for the inventorisation of Municipal Solid Wastes in West Bengal as per Municipal
Solid Waste [Management & Handling] Rules, 2000
1. Name of Municipal body & address ::
Name of the Chairman ::
Phone : Fax : e-mail (if any):
2. Population as on 1991/2001 census ::
3. Total no. of wards :: Total Area (in Sq. km.) ::
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MSW) MANAGEMENT

4. Name of In-charge dealing with municipal solid ::
waste with Contact phone No
5. Total quantity of wastes generated per day ::
6. Total quantity of wastes collected per day ::
7. Manpower for MSW Permanent Temporary Casual

Management.
Supervisory staff :
Safai Karmachari :
Drivers & others :
Total :
I. Existing Collection & Storage System No. of Ward covered Collection Schedule
for MSW (Daily / Every alternate day
/ Weekly)
a.
i) House to House collection system ::
ii) Other Method for collecting MSW ::

b. Is any private agency engaged for
collection of MSW
::
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c. MSW Transit Storage facility Nos. Capacity
RCC Bins ::
Trolleys ::
Containers ::
Dumper Placers ::
Others, if any. ::
II. MSW Transportation Facility Nos. No. of Trips/day

a. Trucks ::
b. Trucks-Tipper ::
c. Tractor-Trailer ::
d. Refuse collector ::
e. Dumper placers ::
f. Animal cart ::
g. Tricycle ::
h. Hand carts ::
i. Secondary transfer point ::
j. Others (please specify) ::
Site Details of
possessed by No. of sites
III. MSW Disposal Facilities Area
Municipality sites (Plot No./
Yes / No Mouza)
a. Existing disposal site ::
Sites for indiscriminate dumping of MSW ::

b. New site identified for MSW disposal ::
IV. Disposal by land filling

a. No. of landfill sites exist ::
b. Area ::
c. Method of land filling ::
(ordinary/Engineered land filling)
e. Whether weigh bridge facilities available, if ::

( Yes / No )
yes please indicate the numbers
f. Whether area is fenced :: ( Yes / No )
g. Whether equipment like bulldozer, ::
compactors etc. available, if yes please ( Yes / No )
indicate the no. of equipments.
::
h. Total manpower available at landfill site
V. Quantity of wastes processed (in MT)

a. Composting ::
b. Vermiculture ::
c. Pellets ::
d. Recycling ::
e. Others, if any, please specify like ::
Incineration / Pyrolysis / Gasification
VI. Are any efforts made to call for private :

agency/firms etc. to attempt for processing
for waste utilizing technologies ?
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BIO MEDICAL WASTE (BMW) MANAGEMENT
I. No. of Medical Units

Category of Medical Unit No. of Unit Total No. of Bed
a) Hospital under control of Corporation / Municipality
b) Govt. Hospital under jurisdiction of Corporation / Municipality
c) Private Nursing Home / Health Care Centre / Hospital etc.
d) Pathological Centre, X-ray Clinic etc.
e) Blood Bank
II. Disposal facility of Bio-Medical Waste
(i) Methods followed for disposal of Bio-medical waste :
(ii) Is there any proposal for setting up of common treatment facility for disposal of bio-medical waste?
(iii) No of Burial pits at the municipal solid waste disposal site :
INDUSTRIAL HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

(i) No of industries located within the Municipal area :
(ii) Whether disposal of industrial waste mixed up with municipal solid waste?
MISCELLANEOUS
(i) Whether any Detail Project Report has been prepared for the MSW management as per
Municipal Solid Waste Rules ?
(ii) Proposed project cost excluding land :
(iii) Land cost :
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(Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal)
Paribesh Bhawan,
Bldg. No. 10 A, Block-LA, Sector III,
Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700 098
Phone: 033-2335-9088/7428/6731, FAX : 0091-033-2335-6730
Website : www.wbpcb.gov.in e-mail :wbpcbnet@wbpcb.gov.in
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Date: ……………
Format for the inventorisation of bio-medical wastes in West Bengal as per Bio-Medical
Waste [Management & Handling] Rules, 1998
1. Name of the Unit :
Address
Contact Phone No. : Fax : e-mail (if any):
2. Category of the Unit (please  mark ) : a) [ Govt. / Municipal / Pvt.]
and b) [ Hos. / Nurs. / Maternity ]
3. Contact Person (With Designation) :
4. Under the Municipal jurisdiction :
5. No. of Beds (as per License) :
6. Actual No. of Beds (at present) :
7. Occupancy rate (per day) :
8. Storage facility for BMW :
9. Segregation procedure maintained : [ Yes / No ] (please  mark )

Using of coloured Bags/Bins (as per Rule 6) : (please  mark ) Yellow Red Blue Black
10. BMW treatment facility (please  mark ) :

Mutilation (Electric Destroyer / Cutter)
Chemical Treatment
Autoclaving (for BMW)
Incineration
Burial Pit
11. Disposal facility for BMW :
12. a) Authorization (as per BMW, M&H Rules, 1998) : [ Yes / No ] Valid upto date :
b) Consent to operate (as per EP Act, 1986) : [ Yes / No ] Valid upto date :
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FINAL REPORT

Waste Inventory (MSW & BMW)

Under the Project on

West Bengal Pollution Control Board

T he project on ‘Strengthening of Infrastructure of CPCB/SPCB/PCCs’ for implementation

The Board acknowledges the contribution of the Municipal Affairs

The Board also acknowledge the assistance and co-operation provided by

Acknowledgment is also due to the Senior Environment Officers of the

Abbreviation used................................................................................. 102

In every district information are given in these four type of tables

1.1 Objective of the Project

1) Qualitative as well as quantitative assessment of solid wastes generated in different

2) Inventorisation of the existing system of storage, collection, transportation and

1.2 Scope of the Project

 To quantify the solid wastes generated in the municipalities of West Bengal.

 To study the existing system of collection, storage, transportation and disposal of

 To recommend an appropriate system for segregation, collection, storage,

The methodology followed for preparing the inventory is given below :

2. Collection of information through circulation of questionnaire (format of the

3. Field visits and interactions with concerned municipal authorities.

4. Study of existing storage, collection, transportation, processing and disposal facilities

6. Laboratory analysis of solid waste collected from different dumpsite.

9. Preparation of interim and final report.

1.4 Problems / Limitations

a) Quantification of solid waste depends on various factors such as weather, economic

b) As there is no unique method or management system, the data given by the

c) Lack of uniformities in the available information regarding solid waste management of

Municipal Solid Waste

Generation and composition

Seasonal variation in MSW generation

Seasonal variation in MSW generation

Market wastes (generally huge quantity of bio-degradable materials)

MSW composition in some Indian cities

Health impacts of MSW

Legislation and policies on MSW management

7) Municipal Authorities shall adopt suitable technology or combination of such technologies to

Bio Medical Waste

Generation and composition

Health impacts of BMW

Poor hospital waste management may cause the following diseases :

 Indiscriminate disposal of pharmaceutical products (antibiotics and cytotoxic drugs) and

Rules framed for the BMW management

Some of the salient features of these rules are as follows :

DISTRICT WISE STATUS OF

District wise no. of Municipal Bodies

District wise total nos. of municipal body

District wise Municipal Population Density (person/ sq. km.)

Table I : Brief general information about the Municipal Bodies

Table II : MSW generation, collection status

Table IV : Health care units and bed capacity

Table III : MSW transportation and disposal status

Table I : Brief general information about the Municipal Bodies

Table II : MSW generation, collection status

Table IV : Health care units and bed capacity

Bolpur 12 NIL 1 2 80 0.020 In a trench

Coochbehar district have 6 municipal bodies, namely Coochbehar, Dinhata, Haldiabari,

Table II : MSW generation, collection status

Table III : MSW transportation and disposal status

Table I : Brief general information about the Municipal Bodies

Table II : MSW generation, collection status

Table IV : Health care units and bed capacity

Table I : Brief general information about the Municipal Bodies