SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KALYANPUR BLOCK OF KANPUR NAGAR: ASSESSMENT AND PERSPECTIVE

Solid waste management (SWM) has become a most relevant topic of discussion for local authorities in cities as well as for general people in UP. All type of development in the city or study area parallelly takes the generation of waste material with their ongoing process and mismanagement of the waste material affects the total framework of the drainage pattern of the city. Increasing migration from the neighboring villages (Like Tikra, Maksoodabad, Singhpur-Kachar) and cities (Like Bilhaur,Kannauj Farrukhabad ) to the Kalyanpur area , increasing population density, rapid economic growth and living standards, hasten the environmental & physical hazards to inhabitants. Being the commercial and industrial capital of UP, Kanpur producesthemaximum1430metricton ofsolidwasteperdayandkalyanpurblock(ZONE-6) generates maximum of 160 MT (metric ton) solid waste per day. Kanpur, a major industrial city in Uttar Pradesh, generates a vast amount of solid waste due to rapid urbanization and industrialization. Manytown/block level administrative unit in developing countries like India are lacking behind in SWM from the developed countries which are using cutting-edge technologies along with efficient management. This research work will analyze the issues related to solid waste management in Kalyanpur block of Kanpur city for becoming zero waste streets.