• Dr. MD MAINUL SK

Abstract: Unprecedented population growth, rapid industrialization, urbanization and increase in the economic development, changes in lifestyle, food habits, and living standard and consumption patterns lead to gigantic volume of solid waste generation with diverse stream. Adequate management of solid waste is essential for the cleanliness of the environment and sustainability and it is largely dependent on the data availability of the quantity of generated solid waste and nature of composition. The objective of the present study is to assess the spatial pattern of solid waste generation in a fast-growing industrial and urbanized area, Durgapur city. It is found that Durgapur city currently generates 246965 kg/day of solid waste and there is a significant spatial variation of solid waste generation in different borough and wards of the city. It is also found that the quantity of solid waste generation is largely associated with density of population and socio-economic status. This study will be useful for decision-makers who need to accurately forecast the waste generation in order to effectively design a regional solid waste management system with limited data availability.

Keywords: Unprecedented population growth, Rapid industrialization, Urbanisation, Solid waste generation, Solid waste management.

"SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SOLID WASTE GENERATION PATTERNS IN A FAST-GROWING INDUSTRIAL CITY-DURGAPUR, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no.e245-e253, July-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307426.pdf

"SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF SOLID WASTE GENERATION PATTERNS IN A FAST-GROWING INDUSTRIAL CITY-DURGAPUR, INDIA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no. ppe245-e253, July-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307426.pdf