Himansu Sekhar Patra et. al. / International Journal of Modern Sciences and Engineering Technology (IJMSET) ISSN 2349-3755; Available at https://www.ijmset.com Volume 2, Issue 3, 2015, pp.1-9 © IJMSET-Advanced Scientific Research Forum (ASRF), All Rights Reserved “IJMSET promotes research nature, Research nature enriches the world’s future 1 Municipal Solid Waste Management of Paradeep City in Odisha – A Review ABSTRACT Solid Waste Management is an integral part of the Environment Management of each city. Management of burgeoning solid wastes has become a critical issue for almost all the major cities in India . Rapid industrialization and Urbanization at Port city Paradeep has led to drastic increase in municipal solid waste in quantity and quality wise and its management has became one of the key environmental concerns in Odisha. Poor Solid Waste Management system due to lack of suitable facilities (equipment and infrastructure), underestimation of waste generation rates, inadequate management, poor technical skills, improper bin collection and route planning and overall a strong will power are the major problem that is observed at Paradeep municipality. This has lead to affecting the surrounding environment thus affecting the health of human and animal living in nearby areas . The present paper gives an overview of current solid waste management practices in Paradeep municipality, Odisha and suggests solutions to these problems. The study finds out that in-adequate bin capacity, man-power and equipments is contributing to the inefficiency of solid waste management system. Though the responsibility of solid waste management remains primarily with the municipality bodies, however the response of other stake holders like the industrial houses situated at this area is quite poor. The overall objective is to create an efficient, reliable and holistic system for management of municipal solid waste, so as to achieve a cleaner environment and improve the quality of life. Key words:- Source segregation, 3R technology, Aerobic composting, Sanitary landfill 1. INTRODUCTION SWM has emerged as a major concern to the general public, local authorities, and business communities in cities and towns across India. The issue is exacerbating in urban areas due to rapid population growth, changing life style coupled by an economic boom that encourages the consumption of goods and hence generating large amount of waste. The quantity of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) has also increased tremendously with improved life style and social status of the populations in urban centers (Sharholy, M. etal 2007). The management of MSW is going through a critical phase, due to the unavailability of suitable facilities to treat and dispose of the larger amount of MSW generated daily in metropolitan cities. The improper management of solid waste has come back with vengeance gravely affecting the public health and degrading the environment.(Bisoi, L.k. 2006 ). In India most of the municipalities lack an integrated approach to waste management. The efforts are largely uncoordinated and sporadic. In many cases some semblance of disposal is practiced because of the pressure of the authorities (Samantsinghar & Dash, 2008) . Further the situation of solid waste management has been worsening due to space constraint (Idris, A. etal, 2004) , poor technical skill, limited financial resources, lack of political will power and civic awareness (Joseph, Himansu Sekhar Patra 1 Researcher in Environmental science himansupat@gmail.com Amarendra Harichandan 2 Lecturer in Environmental science Konark Institute of science & Technology