National Workshop on Best Practices of MSW Management in India At PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh

National Workshop on Best Practices of MSW Management in India At PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh

Introduction

Solid waste generated by domestic, commercial & industrial activities is often indiscriminately disposed. Unscientific management of such waste leads to serious environmental problems. These problems are already acute in our cites and towns as the disposal facilities are not keeping pace with the quantum of waste being generated. It is not unusual to find heaps of garbage in disorganized manner at some locations of
our cities. As per estimates of CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board of India) only urban India is producing about 42.0 million tones of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year at present and this figure was only 6 million tones per year in 1947 i.e. seven fold increase in just 64 years of independence. Similarly Municipal
Corporation, Chandigarh is facing a lot of challenge in the management of the MSW. At present it is collecting daily 370 tones of MSW and handing it over to waste processing plant which converts it into
refused derived fuel (RDF) and dumps the rejected material in landfill at Dadumajra.

A one day workshop is being organized on the Best Practices of Management of MSW on 3rd November 2011 at PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh. The present workshop will focus attention on Best Practices of MSW Management in India and make an attempt to identify solutions for the problems arising at various levels of management of MSW with a special focus on Chandigarh.

Date & Venue

The workshop (BPMSW -2011) will be held on Nov 03, 2011 at Conference Hall, Administrative Block, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh.

Programme

Session-I

0930 to 1000 : Registration
1000 to 1030 : Inauguration
1030 to 1100 : Presentation by Municipal Corporation Chandigarh
11.00 to 1115 : Waste Processing Plant by Jaypee.
1115 to 1130 : Tea Break
1130 to 1330 : Presentation by Experts on Best Practices which are successful in India
1330 to 1410 : Lunch

Session-II

1410 to 1445 : Critical issues for Chandigarh (by M C, Chandigarh)
1445 to 1645 : Discussion on Critical Issues and Inputs from the Experts
1645 to 1730 : Closure

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE

All correspondence relating to the workshop shall be sent to the following address by Post or e-mail:

Dr. Shakti Kumar/Dr. S.K. Singh
Conveners, BPMSW-2011
Civil Engineering Department
PEC University of Technology
Chandigarh – 160 012
Ph. 0172 – 2753366,
Mob: 91-9815097698,
91-9888695126
Fax 0172 – 2745175
Email – shakti@pec.ac.in
sksingh99_99@yahoo.com
s_arora_pec@yahoo.co.in
website: http://pec.ac.in/deptt/civil/Brochure_conf_2011.pdf