Lakes- 2006: Symposium

Theme: Environment Education & Ecosystem Conservation

28th –30th December 2006
Rustom Choksi Hall,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012

SOLID WASTE ECO-LITERACY AROUND A

LAKE

Sadhana. J.
8th std ‘A’
Demonstration School,
Regional Institute of Education, NCERT,
MYSORE- 570006
 Summary
•Various activities for Solid Waste Eco-literacy are
conducted on the banks of Kukkarahally Lake,Mysore
since 2000.

• Environment quiz, essay, poster competitions under

World Environment Day for Students and Clean Up the
World Campaign for Residents are conducted for over
250 weeks every Sunday.

•Many ward level awareness activities, display of

posters and street play in the Dasara exhibitions during
2004,2005 and 2006 have been implemented.

•A street play “ plastic demon” in Kannada enacted

over 20 times and used in the whole state as a puppet
show under Year of Scientific Awareness’04.

• In this paper documentation of six years Eco-literacy

for Solid Waste Management around Kukkarahalli
Lake and environs are presented.
Pamphlet and cloth bag message of NEAC 2003
 Background
Waste is a resource in wrong place.
There is nothing like waste in nature.
„ In this community endeavor
five aims of environmental
education, namely
awareness, knowledge,
attitude, skill and
participation are ensured.

„ Further, the premise that “ A

sustainable community
safeguards itself while not
damaging that of others”
(IUCN/UNEP/WWF, 1991) is
earnestly attempted at
community level. First weekly eco-literacy campaign on 15th October 2000
 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
RULES 2000
Schedule-I Relates to implementation Schedule

Schedule-II Specifications relating to collection, segregation, storage, transportation,

processing and disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW).
Specifications for landfilling indicating; site selection, facilities at the site,
Schedule-III specifications for landfilling, Pollution prevention, water quality monitoring,
ambient air quality monitoring, Plantation at landfill site, closure of landfill
site and post care .
Schedule-IV Indicate waste processing options including; standards for composting,
treated leachates and incinerations .
Source : MSW Rules 2000, Ministry of Environment and Forest Govt of India
 Schedule -1
[see rules(4),(2) and (3), implementation schedule]

Sl No. Compliance criteria Date

1 Setting up of waste processing and disposal facilities 31.12.2003 or
before
2 Monitoring the performance of waste processing and Once in a month
disposal facilities
3 Improvement of existence landfills sites as per 31.12.2001 or
Provisions of these rules before

4 Identification of landfill sites for future use and making 31.12.2002 or

site (s) ready for operation before

Source : MSW Rules 2000, Ministry of Environment and Forest Govt of India
Local bodies, Class and Population

POPULATION CLASS NO. OF CITIES

>10,0000 and above (metro only) 35
>1,00,000 and above Class I 393
50,000 – 99,999 Class II 401
20,000 – 49,999 Class III 1,115
10,000 – 19,999 Class 1,344
IV
5,000 – 9,999 Class V 888
>5,000 Class 191
VI
Unclassified - 10
4377
Source CPCB, 2006 Compliance Status of MSW Rules 2000
 Status of implementation of MSW Rules :
CPCB recommendation

„ Segregation of waste at
household level needs
notification through larger
mass awareness campaign.

„ Dissemination of information
through Electronic media
including mass awareness
campaigns and seeking
private sector participation in
solid waste management
should be continued activity.

Pamphlet for source segregation of solid waste

in Nirmala Nagara 2003
Typical Municipal Solid Waste Collection vehicle and
Waste Bins(CPCB,2006)
Municipal Solid Waste generation at Mysore is about 220 tonnes
per day : Money spent for disposal is Rs.500- 1500 per ton

Type of Municipal body City corporation

Population [2001] 755379
House holds 158472
Areas 128.42 sqkm
Height [MSL] 770 mts
Latitude 12.18 north
Longitude 76.39 east
No. of wards 65
Connectivity By road: 140 km from Banglore on SH-17
By rail: 132 km from Banglore
By air: 155 km from Banglore HAL Airport

Main tourist spots Mysore palace, Jagan mohan palace, Brindavan gardens- KRS,
Rajendra Vilas palace, Mysore Zoo, Chamundi hills
Annual rainfall 796.2mm

Source : Action plan for USWM, MCC 2005

Typical composition of Municipal Solid Waste (SGS
Swamy,2006)

Composition of Muncipal Solid Waste

1% Putrescible
1% Paper
19% Plastics
Glass
1%
Metals
4% Dust & ash
4% Clothes, Rags
6% 64% Hazardous
 SWM- Good practices
a) House hold level

1) 3 members in a house generates 1.00 kg of garbage each day at the rate of 0.35 kg
/day/person
2) For a period of 1 year the generation of garbage will be 365
3) The organic waste will be 70% of the total waste, which is approximately 250 kg.
4) The rest 115 kg will be inorganic waste.
5) If the above organic waste of 250 kg is processed it will reduce to 125 kg due to
decomposition etc.
6) The size of twin tanks of size 2ft*2ft*3ft* will hold 180 kg ( the waste generated in a
period of 6 months)
7) If 1000 houses adopt construction of tanks in their houses 365 tones of garbage can
be dispensed with.( 150 truck loads of transportation can be saved.
8) Economic benefits by production of 125 tones of good manure, if sold at Rs. 2000/ton
amounts to Rs. 2,50,000/- (alternatively the manure can be used for green yard.
9) The savings to the corporation is Rs. 15,000/-/month/houses, now spent by the
Corporation at the tendered rates. Annual savings will be Rs.1, 80.000/-
10) Annually 1/3 acre can be salvaged from the dumping yard.
11) Total benefits by constructing garbage tanks in 1000 houses will be Rs. 4,30,000.
12) The cost of construction of garbage in bricks will be Rs. 1,250/- to Rs.1, 500/- only.

Source : P S Chandranna , 2003

Composting and terrace gardening at P S Chandranna’s residence
at Mysore
 SWM – Good Practices
b) Community level
Kumbara Koppal Ward no. 35 , Mysore

1.5 tonnes per day capacity SWM plant

Source: Shri D Madegowda, MLC Mysore
 SWM – Good Practices
c) Service sector
Vermi-composting at Mysore Zoo

2.5 tonnes per day capacity Solid Waste plant at Mysore Zoo
Source: Manoj Kumar,2005
 Solid Waste Eco-literacy
Awareness using cultural programs at a
Resident Welfare Association

•There are 750 Streeshakthi of

each 20 member women and 85
Resident Welfare Associations
each having a minimum 500
families at Mysore.

•Eco-literacy weekend campaign

has been conducted in 65 wards
of Mysore city using folklore
songs and other cultural programs
such as street plays and
exhibitions
 Pamphlets for cloth bag use

Pamphlets were
used under
National
environmental
awareness
campaign 2003 at
shops in the lake
environs
Posters were distributed to households
for source segregation of solid waste at
Mysore
 Plastic Rakshasha
Street play at Kukkarahalli village
Expired and unused medical solid waste was collected at
medical stores to prevent hazardous materials adding to
compost

Collection of expired medicines at Saraswathipurm,

Mysore, Nov 2003
 Eco-camp ’04
Visit to solid waste plant at Mysore
 Eco-camp ’04
Visit to Bio-medical waste treatment plant
Posters used at Mysore Dasara exhibition
2004-05
 Discussions at Ramakrishna Ashram by
residents on community based solid waste
management, 2004
 Nagara Bhandhu volunteers from municipal
corporation workers attracted in the Mysore Dasara
exhibition and street plays
Students from 25 schools around Kukkarahalli lake are
involved in tree planting on WED 2005

We must all segregate Solid Waste at Source and protect our only Environment
 Acknowledgement

„ The author wishes to place on record sincere thanks to late Prof

(Padmabhushana) C D Narasimhaiah, Former Syndicate Member
Prof V M Parvathamma, Dhvanyaloka Director Prof C N Srinath,
Senior Gandhian Prof K Srinivasan, National Science Writer Prof
J R Laxmana Rao, Popular Science Editor Prof G T Narayana
Rao, Homeopath Dr Khadar, MLC Shri D Made Gowda, ISRO Er
V Jagannatha and many professionals and citizen, villagers, youths
and students who have physically participated in the 250 weeks of
community service as on 19th Nov 2006. Elected representatives
such as Mayors and Commissioners have also participated in the
campaigns. Thus EVERY SUNDAY MORNING AT Prof C D N
Vana, at Western Bund Entrance, Kukkarahally Lake, Sarawsawthi
Puram, Mysore a sustained lake conservation effort at Mysore lives.

„ We thank all those responsible for this successful effort in the

Kukkarahally lake Environs.