Solid Waste Management in Smart City Dharmshala of Himachal Pradesh

Abstract Solid wastes means as useless, unused, unwanted or discarded material available in solid form. Semisolid food wastes and municipal sludge may also be part of solid waste. The subject of solid wastes came to the national limelight after the passage of the solid waste disposal act of 1965. Today, the solid waste is major problem of our society. The present study describes the awareness of people in managing solid waste and the problem faced by local people and its surrounding environment due to improper management of dumping sites. The present study is based on primary as well as secondary sources data. Himachal Pradesh is the least urbanized state of India with 59 urban agglomerations reported by Census Operations (2011). The amount of waste produced in Himachal Pradesh's continuously growing urban areas is far less than that of other major Indian cities. The finding of study reveals that municipal corporation Dharamshala has to improve its waste management with advanced in technology, public involvement, proper infrastructure and laws exposed in the state Himachal Keywords: Solid waste Management, Disposal Methods, Segregation.