SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN KOHIMA

Dr. TOSHIMANEN OZUKUM

Addl. Director,
Municipal Affairs Cell, Urban Development,
Nagaland: Kohima
 BACKGROUND
o Solid waste management is one of the most neglected
urban services.
o It has lacked due attention in India and its urban areas.
o Solid waste Management (SWM) is one of the
important obligatory functions of Urban Local Bodies in
India.
o Implementation of Municipal Solid Waste (Management
and Handling) rules 2000 by August 31 2003 by ULBs
has become a distant dream.
o This service falls far short of desired levels resulting in
problems of health, sanitation and environmental
degradation.
 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY AREA 00KM 1KM 2KM 3KM 4KM 5KM 6KM 7KM

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MAP NOT TO SCALE LOCATION OF KOHIMA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

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IN THE GREATER KOHIMA PLANNING AREA

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DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS
INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY 1KM
MON CIESAMA
STATE BOUNDARY VILLAGE
DELHI DISTRICT BOUNDARY
RAIL LINE LONGLENG 2KM

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GUWAHATI KOHIMA NH CAPITAL COMPLEX
MOKOKCHUNG NH
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KOHIMA

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3KM
KOLKATTA
DISTRICT TUENSANG
NAGPUR WOKHA

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MUMBAI
PUNE 4KM MEREIMA MARIMMA VILLAGE

DIMAPUR VILLAGE
KIPHIRE

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KOHIMA
CHENNAI
LEGEND PEREN
PHEK
5KM
NAGALAND

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RO

BILLYGRAHAM ROAD
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Billygraham Road
AR
HIGH SCHOOL

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KOHIMA

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MANIPUR

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MARIMMA VILLAGE
6KM
SOURCE: MAPS OF INDIA SCALE
KILOMETERS
LOCATION OF KOHIMA IN INDIA 5 0 5 15 25 35 TO
DIM
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BUYUVU

AD NH 150 TO PHEK
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SOURCE:GIS CENTRE, NAGALAND TA

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

7KM
NORTH BLOCK

KOHIMA VILLAGE
NH NAGA BAZAR

1878: KOHIMA ESTABLISHED AS CHIEF

39

KITZUBUTSOU

8KM DAK LANE

D BLOCK

ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE NEW MARKET (C)

ROAD
OFFICERS HILL
MID LAND CANTONMENT

MILE
AREA
1881: THE DISTRICT OF KOHIMA
PARA MEDICAL
9KM

LADIES
PWD COLONY

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KOHIMA
LOWER

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CHANMARI

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AGREE- FOREST

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ESTABLISHED AS A SUB-DIVISION OF
P.R..HILLS

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CHANMARI

L E G E N D MUNICIPAL A.G. COLONY

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PORTER LANE

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COUNCIL

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FORMERLY NAGA HILLS DISTRICT WITHIN GREATER KOHIMA
PLANNING BOUNDARY
KMC BOUNDARY
NEW MINISTERS HILL

ASSAM VILLAGE BOUNDARY

KMC AREA

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1957: UNION TERRITORY BY AN ACT CALLED THE
CAPITAL COMPLEX AREA

VILLAGE

NATIONAL HIGHWAY

NAGA HILLS TUENSANG AREA ACT OF 1957 S C A L E

NH 39 TO IMPHAL
OTHER ROADS

0.5KM 0.0 0.5KM 1.0KM 2.0KM 3.0KM

SOURCE: URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
1963:NAGALAND BECAME A FULL-FLEDGED
STATE WITH KOHIMA AS ITS CAPITAL
 KOHIMA MUNICIPAL AREA CONTEXT
o Kohima Municipal Council is a young body
o Kohima city has been increasing in population due to its
administrative importance, trade and commerce
o The natural topography is a constraint
o Kohima receives heavy rainfall most part of the year
o Health and environmental concern related with solid
waste
o Aspiration for better services and improved quality of life
LOCATION
INTRODUCTION OF KMC AREA
o KOHIMA LIES BETWEEN 94' 5' 11" TO 94 '7'12" EAST LATITUDES AND 25
'28'20" TO 25'31'51"NORTH LATITUDES.
o IT IS SITUATED ON THE DIMAPUR TO IMPHAL NH 39
TOPOGARPHY
o RUGGED AND HILLY TERRAIN
o MEAN ELEVATION OF THE CITY IS 1468 M ( RANGES FROM 150M -3000M)
o LIES IN SIESMIC ZONE V
o PRONE TO LANDSLIDES DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
REGIONAL LINKAGES
ROADS
o THREE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS 39, 61 AND150. WELL CONNECTED WITH
STATE CAPITALS OF NEIGHBOURING STATES
RAIL
o NEAREST RAILWAY HEAD IS AT DIMAPUR, THE LARGEST URBAN
CENTER AND COMMERCIAL CAPITAL WHICH IS 74 KM AWAY
AIRPORT
o NEAREST AIRPORT IS AT DIMAPUR AND CONNECTED DIRECTLY WITH
KOLKATTA AND GUWAHATI
KOHIMA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
o AREA 10.98 SQKM
o POPULATION 146914 (2011)
o NO OF WARDS 19
 SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
Kohima Municipal Council-Population Growth Rate-1931-2001
100000 250 THE DECADAL GROWTH
80000 200
RATE WAS THE HIGHEST

Growth Rate(%)
150
60000
100 DURING 1961-1971 AT 197%.
Population

40000
50
20000
0
IT WAS DUE TO THE
0 -50 Population DECLARATION OF KOHIMA

2001
1931

1941

1951

1961

1971

1981

1991
Decadal Growth Rate (%)
Year
AS THE CAPITAL AFTER
SOURCE:Census of India, 2001 & Urban Development Department, Govt. of Nagaland
ATTAINING STATEHOOD IN
POPULATION GROWTH 1963.
SOCIAL GROUP WITH RESPECT TO INCOME PRESENTLY THE ANNUAL
120
100 GROWTH RATE IS AROUND
PERCENTAGE

Genaral
80
60 SC
5%
40
20
ST
OBC
89.6 % OF THE POPULATION
0 CONSTITUTE SCHEDULED
Poverty Line

High Income
Marginally

Marginally
Income
Below

TRIBE(ST) POPULATION
poor

poor
Low

All

100 % OF BPL ARE FROM THE

INCOME GROUPS ST POPULATION

SOCIAL GROUP
 EXISTING SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
MECHANISM
• Present Generation of waste is 60 tonnes/day @ 408 gram/
capita/day (Sorce: KMC)

• The Solid Waste Management in Kohima Municipal Council is

decentralized with the involvement of all the Panchayats/
communities in all the colonies

• Door to door collection of waste

• An amount of Rs 1/- per day per HHs is collected by the

Panchayats

• Disposal of Waste at a distance of about 15 KMs on NH 150

 PROBLEMS FACED

Garbage not collected on time

 PROBLEMS FACED

Choked Drains
 PROBLEMS FACED

Health Hazard to the Workers

 PROBLEMS FACED

Health Hazard to the Workers

 PROBLEMS FACED
DUMPING SITE:

• Old dumping site on NH 39 affected by landslide and has been

abandoned

• New Sites have been procured a number of times by the KMC

but problems have cropped up due to complaints by the
adjacent land owners.
 PROJECTS

A modern Landfill site is under construction below Lerie with

loan assistance by Asian Development Bank which will be

completed within the next 12 months.

THANK YOU