Municipal Solid Waste Management using GIS  Analysis: A Case Study of Sehwan City

Gopal Das; Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur; Komal; Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio

doi:10.33317/ssurj.515

Authors

Gopal Das MUET, Jamshoro
Mir Aftab Hussain Talpur
Komal Department of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro, Pakistan
Imtiaz Ahmed Chandio Department of City and Regional Planning, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33317/ssurj.515

Keywords:

Municipal solid, waste management, GIS, Route optimization, Waste collection.

Abstract

One of the fundamental issues of the 21st century, and one of the key tasks of a municipal administration is to manage solid waste effectively and efficiently. Cities are developing extremely, and the issue of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) is becoming critical, as a result of the growth in quantity and complexity of generated waste and the shortage of land for its disposal. By 2050, the world's waste creation will have more than doubled the rate of population increase. The area is mostly residential, and most of the solid waste is created in the home, such as food and vegetable waste. There are few bins places in Sehwan city and those are not placed at the proper location, due to this reason inhabitants of the city are throwing their municipal waste on the street sides and vacant plots. The research aim of the study was to develop a GIS technology. This research contained three objectives, to Identify the existing municipal solid waste management condition and their effect on different factors such as health and the environment, to Reallocation of waste collection bins in the study area using GIS buffer analysis, and to propose a route plan for the collection of municipal solid waste using GIS network analysis. Furthermore, based on GIS technology, this work provides a framework for optimizing the waste collection and transportation system. The result showed that the misplacement of waste bins the Sehwan city can affect the environment, waste laying around the bins cause land pollution, and also municipal waste on road, affects the health of people. More than 82% of the inhabitants are unsatisfied with the management of the solid waste disposal system in the study area also 90% of residents are suffered from different diseases. This study will help the planner and authorities cope with the issues of municipal solid waste. Municipal authorities need to follow technologies and research studies for solving the solid waste issues of local peoples’ in their city.

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