Establishment of Environmentally and Economically Sustainable MSWM Systems

a) Field teams

As a part of the efforts to improve MSW Management System, GTZ engaged the Centre for Environment Education (CEE) which had stationed a field team at Ujjain for undertaking awareness and education programmes and working on establishment of environmentally and economically sustainable MSW Management systems.

b) Demonstration Projects

The Project in Ujjain is being executed by M/s Dronachary Shikshan Sansthan. The area covered by the NGO is in the surroundings of Mahakal temple, Mahananda nagar, Subhas nagar, Bank colony, Parwana nagar and Gudri (wards 32, 33, 39 & 53). Within Mahananda nagar, the organization serves residents of all income groups, including 190 EWS households. In March 2008, the Project was benefiting 2000 households and approximately 10,000 people. Employment has been provided to 15 workers of whom 5 are ragpickers and 3 are women. 34 Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) geared towards Solid waste management have been initiated in the city.  

Door-to-Door collection of garbage results in a collection of 10 tons/day of garbage, of which 2.5tons/day is segregated at the source itself by 500households. The segregated waste is taken to the vermi compost unit established by the while the dry waste is sold for approx. Rs. 500/day and distributed evenly amongst the workers.

Segregation of waste into wet & dry components at the Household level

Rickshaws used for waste collection in Ujjain