Target Groups: Interested Staff & Students (Engineering)
Abstract:
A harmonious and balanced relationship between humans and nature on the earth is vital for the existence of life and sustainable development. As civilization advanced, humans directly or indirectly interfered with the natural environment for its comfort. Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM) has become a significant environmental issue, particularly in developing countries. Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) consists of organic and inorganic waste materials generated by various societal activities.
The waste generation rates are increasing, and the characteristics are changing with an increase in a population explosion, Industrial development, and living standards, particularly in growing cities such as Bengaluru. As city grow and produce more MSW and their waste collection systems become more efficient, due the environmental impact from dump site becomes increasingly intolerable. A report on waste management prepared for the Government of India (1998) by a sub-committee of the Supreme Court describes this as a serious situation.
The municipal bodies in Bengaluru have been unable to manage the rapid changes that have led to both increased waste quantities and changes in the waste composition this leading to an over-loading of the service. MSW rules do not permit to dump mixed waste in the direct landfilling and hence, the waste needs to be segregated to collect and reuse all recyclable, and the organic matter needs to be stabilized. The generated and collected MSW needs to be processed/ treated with only non-biodegradable MSW and the rejects of the processing facility being dumped in a landfill.
Leachate emanating from solid waste deposited in landfill possess dissolved or an entrained environmentally harmful substance. Generally, environmental impacts and economic damages of poor leachate management practices on groundwater and receiving surface waters are not clearly understood. With this context, this study, the concept of leachate pollution index, a tool for quantifying the leachate pollution potential and water quality index for surrounding water bodies of Mavallipura landfill site in Bengaluru has been applied. It has been found that the leachate generated from the Mavallipura landfill site has high contamination potential to the surrounding water bodies. The results revealed that quality of ground water resources in Mavallipura landfill is deteriorating largely, as a result of the poor practice of solid waste management. Hence, an effective remedial plan needs to be prepared for the sustainable water quality maintenance of the area.
Keywords: Landfill; Municipal Solid Waste Management
Profile: Dr.Naveen.B.P is currently working as an Associate Professor & Head in the Department of Civil Engineering at Amity University Haryana, India.
He completed his B.E (Civil Engineering) from University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE), Bangalore. M.Tech (Geotechnical Engineering) from National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal, M.S (Geotechnical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Science, Ph.D. & Postdoctoral (Geotechnical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Dynamic, committed and result-driven professional, with over 14years of diverse and progressive experience in the field of Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Environmental Engineering, Metro works, Waste Management, and Ground Improvement. His work has been recognized by Aqua Foundation’s Academic Excellence Award for Solid Waste Management in 2016 and Oasys Project of the year 2016. He was also a recipient of ISSMGE Foundation Award, Centre for International Co-operation in Science (CICS), Young Researcher and Scholar Icon-2017 Award, Young Educator and Scholar Award-2017 & 2018, IEI Young Engineers Award-2018, Professional Excellence Award -2018, Nominated as Young Geotechnical Engineer-2019 and recipient of many other awards. He has 26 papers in Journals (SCI & Scopus), 16 papers in International conferences, 16 in National Conferences Proceedings, 6 patents (filled), 5 research proposals (submitted) 1 Book & 2 Book chapters to his credit. He has delivered more than 40 plus invited lectures in various engineering, research institutions and technical associations. He also has many articles in local newspapers & websites on topics useful for societies. He also serves as a reviewer for several journals in geotechnical, waste management, geology, and geoenvironmental engineering.
He is the Chief Editor of one international Journal in his area of research. He has reviewed several research articles in Elsevier, SAGE, Taylor & Francis and Springer. He has also collaborated on research with different groups and research centers during his academic career. He has overseas working experience having worked in Kenya, Japan, and USA.