Study of Technological Interventions in Collection and Transportation of Municipal Solid Waste Management Practices – A Case of Ahmedabad City

Abstract

In today’s scenario, to cater all services in a living habitat is very necessary part to fulfil the need of each and every individual to live a comfortable level of their living standard. Due to population upsurge and urbanization, solid waste management is one of the chief issues to deal with as it affects quality of life. Ahmedabad is the 7th largest city of India and generates about 4000 Metric tons of waste daily. Smart Cities are defined in various ways by different people, but all have an underlying concept that being as “smart” involves using information and communication technologies (ICT), the internet to address urban challenges. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) -Urban designed the idea of Swachh Survekshan in which they have rated cities based on the innovative interventions undertaken by them to enhance cleanliness or swachhta. Swachh Survekshan toolkit of 2017 - 2018 have given importance to use technological parameters like Vehicle Tracking System (VTS), Biometric attendance systems etc, thus encouraging cities to incorporate them, especially in Primary Solid Waste Management. This research paper studies the Primary Municipal Solid Waste Management in Ahmedabad with data collection and interactions with the municipal officials of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC). It studies the implementation and usage of the Vehicle tracking System (VTS) - Ecoskipper in Ahmedabad. The study was done in 2018, includes analysis of existing scenario. A framework for the study was made to analyze the Vehicle Tracking System technology.