• Kumar G
• Baskar S

In developing countries like India, the solid waste management is one of the vital environmental problems. Due to increasing of business, built-up and infrastructure development due to the population growth create negative impact on the environment. One of these impacts is due to location of dumping site in unsuitable areas. This research aims to delineate the suitable sites for disposal of Solid Waste generated from Salem Corporation using Remote Sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) techniques. The land suitability factors of geomorphology, geology, road density, slope (angle), drainage density, land use / land cover and soil were chosen for this study. Based on the land suitability for solid waste dumping all the thematic maps were assigned rank and weights. The final suitability map was prepared by overlay analyses on Arc map and classified into as most suitable, suitable, moderately suitable and unsuitable zones of the study area were determined. The results revealed that only 20% of the study area is suitable for solid waste dumping and remaining (80%) of land for not suitable for waste dumping of the corporation and these sites will increase the environmental risk and human health problems.

Solid Waste, Remote Sensing, GIS, Weight Overlay, Salem

"Geospatial Technology to Assess the Site Suitability of Solid Waste Management in Salem Corporation, South India ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.445-452, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907J54.pdf

"Geospatial Technology to Assess the Site Suitability of Solid Waste Management in Salem Corporation, South India ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp445-452, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907J54.pdf