Research Article Impact Factor: 0.621 ISSN: 2319-507X PV Khandve, IJPRET, 2014; Volume 2 (9): 75-82 IJPRET Available Online at www.ijpret.com 75 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PURE AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY A PATH FOR HORIZING YOUR INNOVATIVE WORK SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AMRAVATI CITY AND IT'S IMPACT ON COMMUNITY HEALTH KHANDVE. P. V., HARLE S. N. Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering, Prof. Ram Meghe College of Engineering and Management, Badnera - Amravati Accepted Date: 27/02/2014 ; Published Date: 01/05/2014 \ Abstract: Due to rapid growth of population in Amravati municipal corporation area and changing life styles has resulted in increased waste generation. Consequently, waste management has become a key issue needing to be addressed. Amravati city generates about 184.90 tons municipal solid waste per day. Handling of MSW is the responsibility of the Amravati Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Solid waste management strategies adopted by AMC includes management of MSW at compost depot, management of biomedical waste, and implementation of MSW rules 2000. With increase in population and the rising demand for food and other essentials, there has been a rise in the amount of waste being generated daily by each household. This waste is ultimately thrown into municipal waste collection centers from where it is collected by the area municipalities to be further thrown into the landfills and dumps. However, either due to resource crunch or inefficient infrastructure, not all of this waste gets collected and transported to the final dumpsites. If at this stage the management and disposal is improperly done, it can cause serious impacts on health and problems to the surrounding environment. The present paper is based on the study carried out on Solid Waste Management Practice by Amravati Municipal Corporation for Amravati City. The outline of existing situation of solid waste management system, problems associated with the system and the effect of unhandled solid waste on human health are discussed. Keywords: Solid waste, Disposal, Impact, Human Health, Landfill Corresponding Author: MR. KHANDVE. P. V. Access Online On: www.ijpret.com How to Cite This Article: PV Khandve, IJPRET, 2014; Volume 2 (9): 75-82 PAPER-QR CODE