Solid Waste Management in Pabna pourashava :A case study on ward no 10 & 11

Md. Merazul Islam

Under graduate student, Department of Urban & Regional Planning.

Pabna University of Science & Technology.

Agenda

Background Objectives Study Area Data Collection Analysis & Findings Recommendation Conclusion

Background Pabna is an ancient town in Rajshahi Division of Bangladesh. The urban population in Pabna Town is also growing due to rural-urban

migration. The huge number of population generates a huge waste in urban area. So Pabna Pourashava faces a huge waste management problem. The present study reveals that in spite of huge allocation in drainage and

sanitation purpose the city fail to ensure a sound environment due to lack of proper waste management.

Consequently, waste is indiscriminate by dumped on roads and into open space thus leading to serious health risk and degradation of living environment for about a million of city dwellers.

Objectives

Find out total existing condition of Solid waste management in pabna paourashava.

Find out the problems of solid waste management at ward no 10 & 11 in Pabna pourashava.

Provide some recommendation to get ride of this these problems.

Study Area The Pabna Paurashava is between

23053" N and 24005" N Latitude and 89009" E and 890 25" E Longitudes.

It is bounded by Shalgaria and Laskorpur beyond the river Ichamoti on the North, Dakshin Ramchandrapur on the South, Arifpur-Mahendrapur-Madarbaria on the East and Hemayetpur and Pailanpur on the West part of the Paurashava.

The Ichamoti River is passing through the middle of the Paurashava. There are 23 Mauzas included in the Pabna Paurashava as per gazette (SRO No. 222) published in 1989.

Data Collection

Primary Data Pabna Pourashava Internet Journal Thesis book

Secondary Data Field Survey Questionnaire survey Interview to concern people Focus Group Discussion

Analysis & Findings

Pabna Municipality was established in 1876. There was a small number of populations living in Pabna

municipality. Now there are 15 wards in Pabna Municipality and its population is

about 127319 (Pabna Municipality, 2016). The authority provides many essential services to the city dwellers.

Human Resource

Source: Conservancy department (Pabna Municipality), 2016

Type of personnel Part time service Full time service Total Number

Conservancy inspector 0 1 1

Engineer 0 1 1

Supervisor 0 1 1

Labour 220 0 220

Driver   3 3

Total 220 5 226

Transportation Facility

Vehicle name number Present condition Capacity

Good Damage

Pick up/small truck 6 5 1 1.5 ton

Van/ Push carts 50 50 0 60 kg

Source: Conservancy department (Pabna Municipality), 2016

Storages Bin

Types of use Types of Dust bin

   

Individual Metal bin

3 bin

Concrete bin

Oil drums

Plastic bin

Communal Metal bin

Concrete bin

Oil drums

Plastic bin

Source: Conservancy department (Pabna Municipality), 2016

Ward Wise Number Of Household Per Bin

Name of Ward Total Household Number TotalExisting Dustbin

Number Of Household Per Dustbin

Ward 1 2022 2 1011Ward 2 3057 25 123Ward 3 1763 12 147Ward 4 1746 12 146Ward 5 2088 9 232Ward 6 2042 0 2024Ward 7 2179 7 312Ward 8 1560 4 390Ward 9 2499 13 193Ward 10 2481 3 827Ward 11 3022 13 232Ward 12 2354 4 588Ward 13 2646 13 203Ward 14 1584 4 396Ward 15 2174 1 2174Total 32217 122  

Source: Conservancy department (Pabna Municipality), 2016

Location of poor condition of dustbin in ward 10 & 11

Solid Waste Generations in Pabna City

Sources MSW generation(kg/day/capita)

MSW fromdifferentsources/day (%)

Domestic waste 0.409 40.9Street sweeping 0.10 10Commercial including marketwaste

0.44 44

Industrial waste 0.004 0.4Clinical waste 0.003 0.3Others 0.05 5%Total Waste generated 1.00 6 kg

per dayper day100%

Source: Field survey 2016 in ward 10 & 11 in Pabna pourashava.

Composition of the Waste

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9 9 3 6 3

Solid waste composition in Pabna City

Solid waste composition in Pabna City

Source: Field survey 2016 in ward 10 &11 in Pabna pourashava.(2016)  

Solid Waste Management In Pabna Pourashava

Financial Aspect

Revenue source Year 2013-14 Year 2014-15 Year 2015-16

Budgeted (Tk) Budgeted (Tk) Budgeted (Tk)

Drain clear 476110 600000 1500000

Conservancy Equipment 75945 700000 1500000

Source: Conservancy department (Pabna Municipality, 2016)

Problems in ward 10 & 11. Narrow Roads Lack of Human Resources Poor Service Quality Lack of Trained Personnel Shortages of Vehicles and Equipment Broken Dustbin

Open drainage Open dustbin Unclean dustbin Lack of People’s Awareness Long distance dustbin from house Poor Public Private Cooperation

Problems in ward 10 & 11Illegal Disposal Broken Dustbin

Open Drain Unclean dustbin

Source: Field survey 2016

Recommendation

Develop landfill site Established Recycling & Recovery

process Planting flowers plants around the

dustbin. Provide dustbin cover to protect rain

water.

Effective training program for cleaners, sweepers and waste collectors should be arranged by the pourashava.

Established mass awareness

Provide drainage cover to prevent dumping waste in it.

Conclusion

Solid waste management problem is increasing day by day. Pabna pourashava has poor management system of solid waste. To continue this situation pabna become a hazardous place . There is poor management of solid waste in ward 10 & 11 in Pabna pourashava. Waste to energy solves the problem of solid waste disposal while recovering the

energy from the waste materials with the significant benefits of environmental quality, increasingly accepted as a clean source of energy.

Understanding the waste generated, the availability of resources, and the environmental conditions of a particular society are important to developing an appropriate waste-management system.