The financial and commercial capital of the Country, accommodating more than 12 million people presently, Mumbai has garbage (MSW) production to the tune of 6500 Tons per day. It also produces nearly 2500 Tons of construction and demolition (C&D) waste per day.
Functional Elements of SWM System in Mumbai | |
The collection and transportation of the huge amount of waste is a matter of concern for any Corporation. MCGM operates a huge fleet of 983 Municipal and Private vehicles for collection of waste making 1396 number of trips each day. |
Transportation Vehicles Deployed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The three transfer stations at Mahalaxmi, Kurla and Versova support intermediate transfer of waste from the surrounding areas upto the dumping grounds. |
Total Manpower Employed | |
Sweepers and Motor Loaders | 28,821 Nos. |
Supervisory and Admin Staff | 1592 Nos. |
SWM Expenditure Outlay (Millions Rs) | ||||
Year/ Expenditure | 2004-05 Actuals | 2005-06 Actuals | 2006-07 Actuals | 2007-08 Budget Estimate |
Revenue | 4971.5 | 5426.5 | 6455.5 | 8090.0 |
Capital | 254.0 | 604.2 | 687.1 | 2389.3 |
Total Expenses | 5225.5 | 6030.7 | 7142.6 | 10479.3 |
Initiatives taken by MCGM in sectors of Collection and Transportation in 2007 | |
Purchase of standardized community bins | |
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120 ltr., 240 ltr., 360 ltr. capacity wheeled bins 50 ltr. , capacity Pole-mounted litter bin | |
Mechanised sweeping of highways and beache | |
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Machine showing mechanized beach cleaning | |
Management and upgradation along with modernization of existing Transfer Stations and setting up 3 more Transfer Stations | |
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Deployment of NGO labors for collection of garbage around collection Points | |
Implementation of Greater Mumbai Cleanliness and Sanitation Bye-laws, 2006 | |
Creation of dry-waste sorting centres managed by NGOs to accept the recyclable and E-waste in each ward | |
Computerization Project inclusive of vehicle tracking system ,Implementation of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags for real time tracking of bin servicing | |
Implementation of Construction and Demolition Waste Disposal Project as per the Debris Management Policy | |
Peoples participation through Advance Locality Management for the residential associations of Mumbai | |
Slum Adoption Scheme (Dattak Vasti Yojana) for regular collection of waste from the slums areas | |
Restructuring of SWM Department on functional lines | |
Conceptual Plan for improvement of Existing Transfer Solutions & Collection of solid waste from slums |
Key Features of Plan | |
Deployment of mechanized vehicles | |
Involvement of NGOs and community | |
Increasing Role of Private Sector | |
Bringing in change in organisational culture and Introduction of latest technology |