SVASTHA: An effective solid waste management system for Thiruvalla Municipality in Android OS

Abstract

The rapid urbanization in Kerala has led to increased generation of municipal solid waste (MSW), which will seriously affect the society and the quality of life of people. Although some action has taken from the part of government against this, the poor management of waste has led to pollution and to the emission of greenhouse gases. The main issues with waste management are the high cost associated with no returns, lack of real time feedback from the people about unauthorized dumping and various transportation issues. For a case study, we have taken Thiruvalla Municipality situated between 9°23'06 N to 76°34'30E latitude and 9°38'2N to 76.575°E longitude in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala. To address this issue we have introduced a system called SVASTHA which is a Sanskrit word which means “be healthy and hygienic”. This effective management system with the help of RFID and GPS system can effectively manage the waste collection in Thiruvalla Municipality; this system can be adopted in other municipalities and corporations also. This system will actively monitor the waste collection process and will provide real time feedback such as waste collection status, live tracking of trucks and trash bins etc. The system can receive complaints from residents about uncollected wastes as well as the illegal disposal of wastes. one of the main feature of the system is the smart shortest path detection technique, so that vehicles need to travel only less distance to collect waste. This system is developed in android to support diverse class of mobile devices.