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Fast public
transport, fancy shopping malls, fusion food joints... Delhi has them all.
But, what about a disposal system for its filth ? 7000 tonnes of garbage
gets generated every day ! There is much media coverage about workshops
for awareness building among citizen groups, designer bins in lieu of
dhalaos and hi-tech self-loading systems for periodically heaving the
containers for final dumping under expert foreign supervision. The
reality, however, is that waste in public places is becoming even more
conspicuous every day. In this study, the incorrigible problem of
invisibilising a city's waste in a safe manner has been demystified.
The ancient city of Delhi which
is growing fast into a global metropolis has to cope up with the massive
problem of managing solid waste in a sustainable manner. Dr. Dhamija’s
meticulous study that combines technological and adminstrative dimensions
with human sensibility keeping the interests of the less privileged people
in mind, will be of immense help to citizens, scholars as well as urban
planners.”
— Manoranjan Mohanty
Formerly Professor of Political Science,
University of Delhi
For policy
makers and practitioners in the field of urban solid-waste management, this study by
Dr. Urvashi Dhamija explores the structures, policies, and issues relating
to Delhi during the period 1998 to 2003. The study is relevant to most
other urban centres in India, which are grappling with the burgeoning
problems of municipal solid waste. The lessons learnable from Delhi can be
applied to the other cities and towns in which 270 million people
live.”
— Professor George Koreth
Director, Asian Centre for Organisation
Research and Development, New Delhi. |
